How would you have any idea what your heart rate should be?

OldMrBrennan83

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Vo max is 220-age so at 130 unless you had any pain or discomfort or light headedness, you're probably fine
Always check with doc if you are unsure

Mellor

My resting heart rate is 48-50, I regularly hit 180-188. 220-age = 189 for me, that's only a guide, I reckon I redline a little higher.

There's nothing wrong with his a high heart rate for intense cardio. 130 is a mid range.

Mellor

Mellor wrote: »

My resting heart rate is 48-50

Man I thought I was doing well with my 59-67 range

PowerToWait

Patww79 wrote: »

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As a rule, once it stays above zero you're grand.

OldMrBrennan83

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BrokenArrows

My resting rate is about 60 and when i hop on the cross trainer it stabilizes around the 130-140 mark at medium intensity.

OP nothing wrong with 140 unless you're 90 years old.

Since you seem to just be starting exercise you will notice your heart rate will be high but in a few weeks it will decrease and the fitter you get the lower it will get.

COH

My RHR is 54 and I measured it at ~190 when doing a 3RM squat last year

Usually try to keep my HR 140-150 when doing aerobic based conditioning for work blocks between 20 and 40 minutes.

ford2600

Patww79 wrote: »

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It's a individual thing. 220-age is pretty useless with huge variations on any population.

Resting will drop the aerobically fitter you get, I've had mine around 45/46 and it wouldn't be uncommon to be lower with many endurance athletes. Indurian was sub 30 at his TDF peak

Insofar as I know there is nothing you can do to lift your max.

130 isn't that high for most but I'd be inclined to get checked with doctor if it's your first time training anyhow

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RobertKK

My average is 55/56 at age 40.
It can go down to like 44, but when the average is taken by my fitbit, it is the above average.
When doing cardio I keep a check I don't exceed 155.
I do now and again go to 175 but that is by not checking when running up hills.

Mellor

RobertKK wrote: »

My average is 55/56 at age 40.
It can go down to like 44, but when the average is taken by my fitbit, it is the above average.

Your Fitbit should give you your resting heart rate also. You can get it from the app or by tapped on the HR screen (depending on model)

When doing cardio I keep a check I don't exceed 155.

If you don't mind me asking why do you do that?

Zillah

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Man I thought I was doing well with my 59-67 range

I think genetics play a factor. I was pretty proud of myself for my mid-fifties resting heart rate, but it turns out my 66 year old father's heart rate is only slightly higher and he is a lot less active.

Alf Veedersane

Zillah wrote: »

I think genetics play a factor. I was pretty proud of myself for my mid-fifties resting heart rate, but it turns out my 66 year old father's heart rate is only slightly higher and he is a lot less active.

Skimmed and was shocked that you were in your mid-50s...

jive

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Skimmed and was shocked that you were in your mid-50s...

His father had no regard for contraception in his pre-teens, some divil

Alf Veedersane

jive wrote: »

His father had no regard for contraception in his pre-teens, some divil

You hardly expected him to break the law....

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RobertKK

Mellor wrote: »

Your Fitbit should give you your resting heart rate also. You can get it from the app or by tapped on the HR screen (depending on model)

If you don't mind me asking why do you do that?

I should have said 55/56 is my usual resting heart rate.

Why do I do that you ask, over 155bpm and I am in peak heart rate according to my fitbit, and I want to stay in Cardio range.
Reminds me of when I did a 28 minute run on a friend's treadmill, I had it at a really fast pace, 20 minutes were at peak heart rate and the highest heart rate was at 192 beats per minute, the average was 161bpm.
I am not sure it is healthy doing that - reaching 192bpm at age 40, so while I was fine, I was a bit breathless after the sprinting - not too bad, and while there is no history of heart conditions in my family, I think it was a stupid thing to do, my heart rate must have got to the very peak which had to be dangerous?
My heart rate falls very quickly within a minute or two of stopping, but I don't think it is beneficial doing what I did on the treadmill last year.
Maybe I wrong?

OldMrBrennan83

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Mellor

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Why do I do that you ask, over 155bpm and I am in peak heart rate according to my fitbit, and I want to stay in Cardio range.

Fat loss/cardio/peak are just names Fitbit uses. The peak is >85%.

There are different training responses to different heart rates.
Roughly 70-80% improves cardio fitness (low-mid cardio zone), 80-90% lactate threshold (high cardio-low peak), and 90%+ is V02max (high peak).

As you can see Fitbit uses 2 zones from 70-100%, when 3 would probably be better. Your goal dictate the target heart rate, so safety. The zones adapt with to age/declining heartrate.

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A resting HR has no implication on training zones tbh. 60-70 over resting for me that would be 110-120bpm, which is a light warm-up. Effort is based on max heart rate, not resting. Depending on your age and actually MHR, you'll be fine to go much higher than 130bpm.