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Garmin, Apple - Too expensive, Fitbit I have had nothing but trouble with. I love my Garmin 235 but they have watches with many different capabilities at many different price points. Their GPS is spot on.

Good luck to you too and thanks for the support.

Running several days in a row is ok if done right. I'm training for a 5k and it has me running Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Saturday is 5 miles fast. Sunday is 60-70 minutes of very slow running, I can carry on a conversation. Monday is the same as Sunday except its just 3 miles. No Interval days next to tempo or other…

Make sure you are stretching your legs several times per day. One tight muscle in your leg can pull your knee out of line and cause pain. Google leg stretches for runners and enjoy the stretch. Also try running specific exercises to strengthen your legs. You could have weak glutes which is causing other muscles to…

My knees don't hurt going down stairs any longer

Most your workouts should be in a range that you can carry on a conversation without getting out of breath. Add in one or two HIIT sessions per week and give yourself some rest. On rest days work other parts of the body. For instance, I run on Mondays - slow, Tuesday is HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Wednesday…

My Garmin was doing the same thing until I setup my max heart rate. It was defaulting to 220 - age which was total garbage for me. Once I set my max heart to a more reasonable number it adjusted the heart rate zones. I used to also be in zone 5, but now its doing a much better job tracking the proper zones.

Here’s a good article from Runner’s World: https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a26066029/increase-vo2-max/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_rnw&utm_medium=email&date=012919&src=nl&utm_campaign=15838474&utm_term=AAA%20--%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Non%20Openers It explains how to increase your V02 max and how it…

Mix walking in with your running. It will allow you to go further. I believe the C25K plan includes this. Make sure you stretch after running, not before. Before do active warm ups like skipping and lunges. Buy some kind of foam roller and use it to roll your muscles. If you start feeling pain in your knees then it is most…

You are a runner, forget the jogging. :-) Good for you and welcome to running!

There are other things to consider, I lived in Raleigh NC and my V02 max was 46. I moved to Black Mountain NC and it immediately dropped to 39. The difference? Raleigh is around 320 feet elevation, Black Mountain 2550 where I live and goes up to over 3000 where I run sometimes. I have been getting 300 or more active…

I have a Garmin 235 and it kept telling me insane calorie burns and I wasn't losing weight. It was defaulting my max HR to 220-age which for me is 165. It calculated my exercise based on that HR and the zones I exercised in. With it set to such a low number it thought I was killing it and burning more calories than I was.…

I can only tell what I am doing: Mondays 3 mile run easy, Tuesday 5x400 with 1 mile warm up and cool down, I run these at 8.5 mph on the treadmill, Wednesday upper body work Thursday 30 minute tempo run, warm up 10 minutes then build to 9 mph then 10 min cool down Friday upper body work Saturday 4 miles at 10k pace or…

Hi Caroline, First off - Good for you. I've been running for 11 years now. I ran a half marathon early on and injured myself in the training. A lady I work with is running a half marathon in 4 weeks and she too has injured herself to the point she may have to cancel her race. You have to build slow. Increase slowly. You…

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Just for fun, here is my max HR report for the last 12 months:

I run 5 days per week. I run a tempo run on Tuesday, average HR is low 150s, an easy run on Wednesday, average HR is mid 140s, interval run on Thursday, average HR is still low 140's with spikes up into 180s, tempo run on Saturdays, average HR low 150s and then a long slow run on Sundays, HR averages 140s. Based on this I…

Picture of todays workout

Thanks for the help. I looked at all the blue dots for the last year. Most are 186 - 187, but last months average went up to 189. Todays workout shows a spike to 197, but is 187 on either side of the spike. I think I'll set my max to 186. Sound good?

Yes, I do tend to exercise mostly around this range, maybe a little higher. I'm just trying to get my max HR set on my Garmin watch so it correctly calculates the HR zones and also so it correctly calculates my recovery period. No one should over train and I have found it cause me issues so I am very careful.

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Thanks OldAssdude, it says 186 average for last 6 months.

You have to be careful not to push too hard. That's why I stopped at 180 even though I felt like I could go on. Everyone is different. That's why I did this test to see what the HR got up to. I currently feel great.

Where would I see the Garmin report? Currently Garmin is setting the default 220-55 or 165. With it set like this it gives some really long recovery times, like 60 plus hours. I think I'll try 180 for now. Thanks

Depends on the length of the run. I mostly train for 5k so I usually just carry a phone and headphones. On my runs that last over an hour I carry water and something for energy, usually a tangerine Gu.

Break 25 minutes for a 5K.

If you start a program such as couch to 5k you will see that RHR drop significantly. Make sure you speak with the doc to make sure everything is in order before starting an exercise plan. One key thing is choosing an exercise you like. If you don't enjoy the exercise time then you will find it very difficult to keep it…

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I was never diagnosed as diabetic, but I believe I was. I started running much more and losing weight. My V02 Max went from 39 to 46 in 6 months and then I had a physical. I was at 103 and the Doc feels it was higher but it is on the way down now. I went back two weeks later for another test and was told I am not diabetic.…