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HIIT training Heartrate

georgiag111
georgiag111 Posts: 424
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
During my exercises (turbofire) my normal HR is around 155-170 depending on what I am doing when I "REALLY" go all out (fire drills on Turbofire) I can get it to 180's Would you count that as a good Heartrate for my HIIT training (Turbofire) or do I need to try my dangest to push it more?

Thank you all in advance

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  • darkdestiny7
    darkdestiny7 Posts: 22
    I do TurboFire as well and that's been about my average. I dunno whether or not it should be higher but it's working for me so far :)
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
    Everybody's HR is different. Some ppl have low HRs, some ppl have high HRs, but they may be working @ the same intensity. For ex: Back when I swam my resting HR was 44bmp, so when I was working out it was hard to get it up really high. I would be working just as hard as everybody else, often harder, but my HR was usually lower than everybody else's.
  • CountryDevil
    CountryDevil Posts: 819 Member
    You want to stay below your max heart rate. You can however go as far as 90% of you max. To get you max heart rate, use this formula


    220 - Your Age = Max Heart Rate

    So lets say your age is 22.

    220 - 22 = 198 BPM

    90% of 198 BPM = 179 BPM

    Being a recent open heart patient this is the information I gained in all the recovery classes.
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    DOUBLE post sorry
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    You want to stay below your max heart rate. You can however go as far as 90% of you max. To get you max heart rate, use this formula


    220 - Your Age = Max Heart Rate

    So lets say your age is 22.

    220 - 22 = 198 BPM

    90% of 198 BPM = 179 BPM

    Being a recent open heart patient this is the information I gained in all the recovery classes.

    THANK YOU and I hope you are recovering well!
  • jessicamckay13
    jessicamckay13 Posts: 297
    I tend to have a higher heart rate (and lower blood pressure??) than most. On an average intensity run (hell, even a slow run!) and during spin class my HR is about 85% max. Even if I work out consistently for months, it's always high.
  • hikeout470
    hikeout470 Posts: 628 Member
    You want to stay below your max heart rate. You can however go as far as 90% of you max. To get you max heart rate, use this formula


    220 - Your Age = Max Heart Rate

    So lets say your age is 22.

    220 - 22 = 198 BPM

    90% of 198 BPM = 179 BPM

    Being a recent open heart patient this is the information I gained in all the recovery classes.


    I think this is the beginning guidline, but it is different the more fit you get. When I was on a cycling team, I found the more fit you were, the lower your resting HR, the higher your Maximum HR was. But thank you for posting the formula as a place to start.
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