help me !!

jeniffereb
jeniffereb Posts: 41
in Health and Weight Loss
can someone tell me which zone you should be working at to loose fat ??? is it zone 1, 2 or 3??? my heart rate goes pretty much straight away to zone 3 so is that a good thing or should i be working on a lower zone to burn fat ?????

my heart rate
zone 1 110 - 130
zone 2 130- 150
zone 3 150 - 175


thank you in advance...

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  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    anyone please !!!
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    The fat burning zone is a bit of a myth. Work at whatever pace allows you to keep going. They all burn fat.
  • artslady96
    artslady96 Posts: 132 Member
    Zone training all depends on your age. Zone 2 seems like fat burn and Zone 3 seems like cardio. Incidentally, you burn as much or more fat during cardio as you do during fat burn. So, if Zone 3 feels good to you and you can keep that pace, don't worry about going less intense.
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    I worried about this in the beginning then ignored it and just worked as hard as I could and my results have been fine. If you are pushing yourself you will see results. You could read up on hiit though to find a method of training that is supposed to be very effective.
  • avasano
    avasano Posts: 487 Member
    I think the zone this is really old. They used to say at 80-85% your MHR for at least 30 minutes would burn fat. Recent studies have shown that hitting the cardio for 10-15 minutes at the start to work out for a warm up then doing weight training and ending back with cardio is most effective. I like Plyometrics best. Plyometrics, help you burn more calories after you are done working out. That I think is the key. Good luck!

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  • jeniffereb
    jeniffereb Posts: 41
    thank you everyone ...

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