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Are You In "The Zone?"
You put a lot of time and effort into your
exercise program, so it only makes sense
that you should try to get the most out of
it. One way to maximize the results you get
from your aerobic exercise is to be sure
that you're exercising within your "aerobic
training zone"; also called your "target
heart rate range."
Your heart rate is your body's speedometer.
It gives you an indication of how fast your
body's "motor" is running. This is commonly
referred to as exercise intensity.
Exercising at the right intensity can help
to assure that you're getting all the benefits
that you can get from your aerobic exercise.
Your heart rate can be easily measured by
feeling the pulsations of the blood moving
through the artery near the outside of your
wrist. However, that can be a little more
difficult while your exercising.
An inexpensive heart rate monitor can make
it very easy to see your heart rate quickly
and easily while you're exercising. It can
also be motivational. The most accurate
types use a strap that goes around
the lower part of your chest. Electrodes
in that strap detect the electrical
signal your heart gives off every time it
beats. Then, with every beat of your heart,
the electrodes in the strap send a signal
to a special wrist watch that will display
your heart rate in beats per minute. So,
you can simply glance at the watch to see
what your heart rate is at any given moment.
The most accurate way to determine what your heart
rate range should be while your exercising, is
to use the Karvonen equation:
First, determine your theoretical max heart
rate (Max HR) by subtracting your age from 220.
Next, determine your resting heart rate (Rest HR)
by measuring it first thing in the morning in
a seated, resting position.
Then, determine the lower end and upper end of
your target heart rate range:
Author and
exercise physiologist, Greg Landry, M.S.,
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