Heart rate question
Discussion
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me out or at least provide some comfort?! I've recently started running (well to be fair jogging is probably mroe accurate) having completed my first 10k on the 3rd Jan. I'm reasonably fit, swimming 1k most lunch times and also being a keen cyclist.
When I started running I picked up a heart rate monitor to assist with my training, being 29 my max heart rate should be 191 (according to the 220 - age method), however when I run my heart rate seems to sit around 180-189
Now according to Nike I shouldn't be able to sustain exercise in the 90-100% of max HR for more than a couple of minutes and it should be painful to do so. Whilst I appreicate that 'everybody is different' but either I'm running & training at 99% of my max HR for an hour at a time, or my max HR is much higher than the 191 that the standard equation would suggest?... with either of these is there a problem waiting for me around the corner?
When I started running I picked up a heart rate monitor to assist with my training, being 29 my max heart rate should be 191 (according to the 220 - age method), however when I run my heart rate seems to sit around 180-189
Now according to Nike I shouldn't be able to sustain exercise in the 90-100% of max HR for more than a couple of minutes and it should be painful to do so. Whilst I appreicate that 'everybody is different' but either I'm running & training at 99% of my max HR for an hour at a time, or my max HR is much higher than the 191 that the standard equation would suggest?... with either of these is there a problem waiting for me around the corner?I think the obvious answer is that you must be fitter than you think, swimming 1k every day is pretty impressive anyway for cardio.
Try a max HR test on a bike in a gym where you go flat out until you die! If you only get to 190 ish then I would perhaps investigate why your HR is so high whilst running. A health type person like 996sp might be able to suggest any mediacal reasons for why?
Those guidelines are for the average person anyway they can vary quote a lot.
Unless your HR monitor is broken or inaccurate!
Try a max HR test on a bike in a gym where you go flat out until you die! If you only get to 190 ish then I would perhaps investigate why your HR is so high whilst running. A health type person like 996sp might be able to suggest any mediacal reasons for why?
Those guidelines are for the average person anyway they can vary quote a lot.
Unless your HR monitor is broken or inaccurate!
Edited by bales on Wednesday 13th January 10:08
I used to worry about this. I'm 47 and when running my HRM tells me I average about 160 bpm maxing out at maybe 170 over a thirty minute run. Cross trainer for an hour I average about 140 maxing at 155-ish. Weights I occasionally hit 170 max.
According to a calculator I put together this is too high but hasn't killed me. Yet.
I'll pop a copy of the calculator somewhere you can download.
Stand by.
ETA: Download.
According to a calculator I put together this is too high but hasn't killed me. Yet.
I'll pop a copy of the calculator somewhere you can download.
Stand by.
ETA: Download.
Edited by LordGrover on Wednesday 13th January 10:24
Can view the page but the link is banned! Thanks anyway. bales said:
Unless your HR monitor is broken or inaccurate!
That was my thoughts. Edited by bales on Wednesday 13th January 10:08
Alternatively, have you actually tried to find your HRmax? Go out and sprint for as hard as you can for as long as you can until you feel like you are going to collapse. i,e way past mild burning or lungs ripping. Then go from there.
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