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02-21-10, 10:25 AM | |
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Really. I have the exact opposite problem. I have a hard time getting my hr into range. I always seem to be working at the bottom or even lower. I'm working as hard as I can , but my lungs and legs give out long before my heart. So when I exercise, I seem to be burning no calories.
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Also don't worry about that so-called fat burning zone, which is basically a crock; following that logic, the ultimate fat burning zone is reached by lying on the couch. So use other criteria to decide on the intensity in which you want to work.
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Also keep in mind that the advice to keep the heart rate lower if you want to lose weight is based on older science, but the idea still persists. I think that idea took root in the days when Covert Bailey started his "Fit or Fat" book series. It's not that his premiss was wrong, he was a pioneer, its just that we know more about fitness and weight control that we did then. It used to be, long time ago, that 40 min lower intensity steady state workouts predominated, along with this fear that if you didn't do the whole 40min in one session you would not get the fat burning benefits- we know more now.
I still do steady state lower intensity cardio...but it's not all I do, it's better to mix it up with different training styles. You might one day workout out at a lower intensity but make it a long workout.. an hour, maybe longer....I love hiking. But other days, you workout at higher intensities, but because it is hard to sustain higher intensity, it will be a shorter workout. You can even vary the intensity withint the workout with intervals. |
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So long as we're clear that there's other reasons for working out at lower intensities and not thinking that it's necessary for fat or weight loss.
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02-21-10, 02:49 PM | |
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Ireidgreen and Sophie
I agree with all your points. Before the first "Fit or Fat" many people did think that getting fit involved beating yourself up with intensity, and then getting sore, or worse injured....ie the weekend warriors. And then giving up. I loved Fit or Fat too. He motivated people to make exercise a lifestyle rather than a flash in the pan short term weekend failed experiment. |
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