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2004/01/30, 12:02 PM
Every cardio machine at my gym has a graph that has two zones for your heart rate: "fat loss zone" & "cardiovascular zone". The fat loss zone covers the lower range of the graph. So if your heart rate is slower you are burning more fat. Wouldn't you burn more fat if your heart rate were higher? This is my logic: faster pace = higher heart rate = more calories burned = more fat burned. So aren't these graphs a bunch of B.S.? Or is there such a thing as "fat loss zone"? Please correct me if my logic is wrong.
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2004/01/30, 01:02 PM
The answer is yes....many of those machines came out when and even now it was thought that longer durations at a slower pace burned more fat.
For best results, do HIIT, where you get your heart rate up for X amount of time, then drop it back down to a active rest at a lower pace, then crank it back up to X again, and so on. This works the best, and will burn more fat over a daily basis(keep baseline metabolism up) moreso than other forms of cardio. You can do this on any equipment, even on a track or steps outside.
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2004/01/30, 02:28 PM
Yea I really don't mess with those machine readings....what I do is for me go for a 40 minute cardio run and every 3 minutes or so I go at a faster pace and if they have it, press the resistance or incline button to make the strides more difficult...and like bb1fit said, vary your workout with HITT
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"You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
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