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2007/08/16, 02:04 AM
hey all
ive been jogging about 1.2km 3 times a week for five weeks and this week started doing HIIT. But i have been measuring my heart rate and it has gone up instead of down, and i havent noticed any changes in my fitness. Any ideas on why this may be??
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2007/08/16, 07:48 AM
You're only jogging 1.2km. There's your first mistake. You're not even jogging .75 mile. At least double it and pick up the intensity.
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--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
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2007/08/17, 07:47 AM
If your resting heart rate is going up, you are doing too much too soon and fatiguing your heart.
With cardio vascular exercise, you want to start with a small amount of time, do that for a few weeks, add a few minutes every other week until you reach your time goal. Then start to add intensity. Gradual progression is important to build fitness.
If you do a fit buddy search (or check the FAQs forum) there are some posts about resting heart rate and overexercising.
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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
Thomas Carlyle
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2007/08/19, 01:29 PM
It would be my guess that it's not overexercising if it's only 3x a week. The body would normally begin to habituate to the exercise after 5 weeks anyway. I believe it's the time you're taking you heart rate that's the problem. Take your heart rate when you are truly at rest: as soon as you wake up or when you go to bed at night.
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--JBennett
"I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!"
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
"Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
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