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heart rate and morning workout Q

jbrookson Posts: 9 Joined: 2004/10/19	2004/10/22, 04:34 PM Ok I'm new, so I have been posting alot of questions. My latest is this: I have a high resting heart rate (runs in my family, partly due to anxiety) so I don't know how the target heart rates relate to me. If my resting heart rate is quite high, shouldn't my target heart rate for fat burning be higher than normal too? Also- I keep reading that working out before breakfast is the best time to burn fat. However, in the morning I am usually FAMISHED and fear that I would get sick if I tried to work out before having something. Is there anything that anyone can recommend for me- I just find it too hard to work out when I get out of bed, because I am so hungry.
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/10/22, 05:31 PM to answer your second question first, never work out on an empty stomach. you will burn as much muscle as you burn fat. now for your first question - to determine your target heart rate while taking into account your resting heart rate, use the karvonen formula. here are some links to online calculators that i use: http://www.livelongbestrong.com/resources/karvonen.html the actual karvonen formula is also given on this site. hope this helps! -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/10/22, 05:32 PM ok so that was only one link, even though i said i was going to give "links." that one's just the easiest to use, so i figured i wouldn't try to confuse. -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/10/22, 07:32 PM The other thing you can use instead of heart rates is P.R.E. which is Perceived Rate of Exertion You score your work effort from 0 = no effort, to 10 = flat out, and try to work at around 7 for steady workouts. there are ways to use it for HIIT aswell, I will try to find a link
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/10/22, 07:37 PM I stole this from another website :big_smile: Rate of Perceived Exertion 0 No exertion 1 Very easy 2 Easy 3 Moderate 4 Somewhat hard 5 Hard 6 Hard 7 Very hard 8 Very hard 9 Very, very hard 10 Maximal exertion Oh, and I realised it's RPE (rate of perceived exertion) not PRE!