Training heart rate.

[BliarOut]

pmanson said:

BliarOut said:

pmanson said:

Are those heart rate monitors any good?

Like the OP I have similar health issues in my family and my chloestral is high.

I'm 5ft 7 and currently weighing in at 14 stone.

I've been back in the gym since the New Year and feel much better but I'm not convinced the weight is coming off as wuickly as possible.

Part of this is probably me not working myself hard enough (something I have been rectifying over the last couple of weeks).

I try and swim a couple of times a week and then get into the gym for some resistance training either once or twice a week.

I've also been trying to drink as much water as possible which helping with my hunger and watching what I eat.

I know it's not an over night process but i'm enjoying it!

I'll let you know in a few days, I've got a waterproof gps enabled one coming for my birthday on Thursday. This should be fun!

Had an hour session with the PT tonight who has put me on a plan.

Current (poor) stats;

Age: 27
Height: 5ft 7
Weight: 91 kilos (i've put on three pounds this year even though i'm exercising more)
BP: 137/81

And the killer for me a body fat % of over 39%!

Making my BMI - 31 or something

This is the big kick up the arse that I have needed and the new plan has split my gym session up it to managable sessions. I've got a follow up session in three weeks.

Right:

Age 45
Resting heart rate 44
Weight 14 stone something

Just cycled 16 miles in a little over an hour off road.

Max heart rate was 168 and the average was 141 during the hour and it used 1000 calories. I've no idea what all that means but it was hard work in places

[okgo]

16 mph average off road? impressive, unless it just firepath

[BliarOut]

168BPM tells a story

[aabbaa1980]

started up with a personal trainer again... Just focusing on cardio work. Hard stuff for someone unfit.

[pmanson]

superkartracer said:

And the killer for me a body fat % of over 39%! !!

You need to sort that Sir

Now down to 35.7% as I measured incorrectly in the fist place (machine set to female rather than male)

[superkartracer]

Cool, thats better :-)

I'm looking at getting too 7-8% , we'll see..

[pmanson]

superkartracer said:

Cool, thats better :-)

I'm looking at getting too 7-8% , we'll see..

My aims are to get down to 12 stone and 4" inches off my waist and 2-4" off my chest.