You may have noticed that health professionals in our everyday
reading material recommend that your target heart rate goal should
range from 60-80percent of the maximum heart rate you reach when you
are exercising. A trainer Sydney CBD fitness group may suggest your
exercise plan include a plan of 3-5 workouts each week, from roughly
20-60minutes depending on the variables, which may or may not include
your desired outcome, body shape and existing fitness level.
Although our well known athletes may exceed this range from time to
time, everyday people get little benefit from pushing themselves the
extra mile. Unnecessary stress, caused by exceeding the 60-80 percent, is damaging for
your body – the athletes push themselves to build endurance and are
not susceptible to potential injury.
Studies have shown that as your heart rate increases, the heart fails to
replenish oxygen as effectively.
So slow and steady wins the race when it comes to exercise!
However, from the perspective of not reaching the target range often
enough, this lack of performance has far less benefits for people who
regularly exercise at the lower zones of their programs.
We are seeing an increasing amount of heart rate monitors recently. They seem
to be becoming more popular among the every day exerciser, now that
fitness is becoming defined more by an optimal heart rate.
Heart rate monitors are a very useful tool for anyone who is looking
at maximizing their results quickly and effectively.
Physical Educators feedback certifies that Heart Rate Monitors are
crucial to providing an indication as to whether or not participants
are exercising at the right intensity or not. Time is recorded within
certain monitors to assess how much exercise time is spent in each
heart rate zone.
Heart Rate Zones can be broken down into the following categories:
*Warm up Zone
50%-60% of your maximum heart rate is the amount calculated by expoerts
*Mild Exercise Zone
60%-70% of maximum heart rate for this zone
*Aerobic Zone
70%-80% of maximum heart rate
*Anaerobic Zone
80%-90% of your maximum heart rate
*MAX HR
90%-100% of the maximum heart rate
Please consult your health care specialist before creating a workout
plan that includes exercises to achieve maximum heart rate. Even if
you are in fantastic shape, it is recommended this zone is included
for very short periods of time, if at all.
A trained professional has a sound knowledge of suitable workout
plans according to a person’s existing fitness level. Sydney CBD
fitness may recommend a suitable work out plan for you.