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- From: bible@iastate.edu (Anthony E Bible)
- Subject: Re: Target Heartrate
- Message-ID: <C02w18.327@news.iastate.edu>
- Keywords: Is being over in trouble
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1992Dec29.221241.25924@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1992Dec30.072710.9527@walter.cray.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 15:22:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.072710.9527@walter.cray.com> glex@nitro.cray.com (Jeff Gleixner) writes:
- >
- >In article <1992Dec29.221241.25924@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, disaacs@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (david.e.isaacs) writes:
- >>
- >> According to the charts my target heart rate for working out should
- >> be 135 -165 but I frequently find myself going at 170s or 180s.
- >> Is this dangerous? I could slow down but then I don't feel I'm
- >Try the "talk test". If you can talk without gasping for breath every
- ^^^
- >other word you're pushing too hard. Since you want the "best" workout
- >you have to be in the aerobic range, sometimes heart rate is not a
- >good indicator.
- >--
- >glex@nitro.cray.com === "Difficult tasks are never easy..."
-
- Not to put words in Jeff's mouth, but I suspect he meant to say "can
- not talk ...". The idea is to work hard enough to feel it, but not so hard you
- feel like you are exhausting your energy reserves.
-
- Regards,
- tony
-