Notes:
Ok, today was supposed to be a tempo day, but I decided against it; well, I also sought Sheryl‘s advice and she thought it was a good idea, too. ^_^ We both began reading (independently) more and more information about optimum training whilst using your HR monitor.
I found out that my max HR is roughly at around 185 bpm. That means, if I want to burn “more” fat and less of my glycogen stores, I’d have to operate at 50-60% to get the best results. Working out at around 60-70% is actually the optimum zone as I’ll be burning fat and glycogen (50/50) however, I’d rather get rid of the fat first. lol.
So today, I focused on keeping my heart rate between 111 bpm and 130 bpm (that’s the 60-70% zone). Well, it was easier envisioned than performed! I started off with a light jog and my heart rate jumped from 90 to 150 bpm! That was just a freakin’ easy jog! I kept slowing down until I finally entered a brisk walk. My HR varied between 130 – 135 bpm and thereabouts 😉
I got terribly bored, though and wanted to just forget all about it and break into a run but I stuck to it and eventually finished 40-minutes worth of semi-brisk walking. You’ll see via my Garmin Connect report below that my average HR for this workout was 134 bpm. Not too bad but I’m not sure if I can keep it up. Or maybe I should keep it up because I might’ve been workout out incorrectly this entire time? Or perhaps I don’t have my real max HR? ugh.
Stats! Garmin Connect. Nike+
