EXECUTIVE FITNESS
A Private Training Studio
Did You Know?
Heart Rate Training Made
Easy
I hear so many different things about heart
rate when it comes to exercise. Fat burning, aerobic, anaerobic, target
zone. What do they all mean and what is right?
When it comes to heart rate training the most
important tool to have is a heart rate monitor
(HRM). Why do we need one? By using a heart rate
monitor you can see your heart rate continuously throughout your whole workout
and thus keep yourself honest.
Remember from a past fit tip, Do Easier
Workouts Burn More Fat?, the harder we exercise the more calories we burn.
The more total calories we burn the fat we burn.
When it comes to heart rate training think of
the colors gray, blue and red.
The Gay
Zone is where the majority of casual exercisers land.
They are exercising hard enough to sweat, but not hard enough to burn the
maximum amount of calories they could in a given workout.
The Blue
Zone is where your training seems
somewhat hard. You should be huffing and puffing but not to the point
where you have to stop the exercise session. On cardio days this is where the
majority of your workout time should be.
The Red
Zone is extremely hard, almost uncomfortable. This is
necessary for you to increase your aerobic capacity
and thus be able to go at a higher heart rate and still be in your
Blue Zone. This may
be done two or three days per week. Your intensity and recovery will also
determine how many days per week you train in the Red Zone.
Try getting out of the Gray Zone and into the Blue or Red Zones.
For more information and a full line of
heart rate monitors please call (562) 495-3932 or e-mail to kammel@executivefitness.com.
Have a Healthy Day,
Executive Fitness
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