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by Sigma6 on October 3rd, 2003

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What should my heart rate be while I exercise in order to lose fat?

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  • by Sigma6 on October 3rd, 2003

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    Heart Rate (HR) is the number of times the heart beats per minute. This is usually taken by pressing on the front, left side of the neck, or the inner wrist, and counting the number of beats in a certain time. i.e. If you counted 10 beats, starting at zero, in 10 seconds your HR would be 60 (10*60 sec(1min)/10). When doing an aerobic work out your Max Heart Rate (MHR) needs to be determined. Your MHR is defined as 220-Your Age. A 20-Year old's MHR would be 200, while a 50-Year old's would be 170. While performing aerobic exercise your HR should stay in the range of MHR*.50 to MHR*.80. This is your Training Zone. So a 20-year old should keep their HR between 100 and 160. Keeping the HR above this zone will not provide additional aerobic benefit, in fact, it may provide no aerobic benefit at all. For best results, aerobic and FAT burning, keep your HR in the aerobic zone for at least 12 minutes. The longer and more frequently you do this the more improvement you'll see.

    http://www.faqs.org/faqs/misc-fitness/part1/

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      by Anonymous on December 19th, 2005

    • What a load of SHIT!!! when it comes to areobic fitness you will benefit no matter what your heart rate is. People all have different levels of intensity they can work to and this is generally the fitter you are the harder and longer you can work... In saying this I have run several marathons and have a working heart rate of 170 - 180 which I can sustain over long periods of time which is nearly 100%MHR as I am 36... So as I said everyone is different.

      However you did not answer the question that was asked which was fat burning zones NOT aerobic fitness! So... The equation given above is correct and depending on your age your fat burning zone is 50-60%MHR according to older research. Today many, including myself, believe the harder you work the more calories you burn the more weight you will lose. YOU MUST ALSO CHANGE YOUR DIET!!! Exercise alone is not enough to lose any considerable amount of weight.

      Below I have attached a couple of websites that may help. They have a lot of great information to refer to and back up what I have just said. Good luck to you:-)

      http://www.femail.com.au/the_fat_burning_zone.htm
      http://www.calorieking.com.au
      http://www.aminoz.com.au/burning-zone-a-130.html

      fitchick

      by fitchick on April 9th, 2010

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