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Old 07-27-13, 03:32 PM  
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i meant to also say that if i used that 220-age formula & "did the math backwards", even adjusting for my RHR, i ended up being an 83 YO person!!!! not that anything is wrong with being 83!

it just shows you how unreliable that formula is. the web is rampant with criticisms about the 220-age formula.

for myself, i noticed that i had to be sufficiently warmed up before my HR would start to increase. for example, most warm ups tend to be 7 min or less, but for me, i wasn't warmed up until at the 30 min mark. it wasn't until then that i could "affect" my HR to go higher. i could go all before that time, but my HR wouldn't necessarily budge.

using the step, as what many have suggested, is a great intensifier.

walking hills or inclines is another. carrying light weights (1-2#) is another. pushing a stroller, w/ or w/o a baby in it is another.
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