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I was going to recommend the Concept 2 also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chucaro
Another option could be to get a weighted vest to do your walks- for example:
20lbs Weighted Weight GYM Exercise Training Sport Vest | eBay
It may have the potential to irritate your knee due to more compressive forces. But if you use supportive and cushioning footwear and/or cushioning surfaces eg. grass you should be right.
A cheaper alternative could be a backpack with brick/bricks on board.
The 220BPM- age was only used to suggest a critical threshold not maximum possible. At least, that's what they learned me at uni.Quote:
Originally Posted by elshano
If you have a link were I can learn more about it I would appreciate if you can post it.Quote:
Originally Posted by korg20000bc
I am a bit confused about this going by my MHBR and how my dody respond in the rower.
Mayo Clinic have this article:
Gauging intensity using your heart rate
I'd definitely agree with that because I hit the vomit bucket pretty hard not long after that :D
For the life of me I can't find the textbook with the scale I'm thinking of, but have a look at the Borg scale which you may find interesting. Harvard School of Public Health » The Nutrition Source » The Borg Scale of Perceived ExertionQuote:
Originally Posted by Chucaro
You can get an approximate heart rate if you multiply your Borg score by 10. I reckon it's probably as accurate as the 220-age.
The scale I'm thinking of had a way to measure exercise intensity based on your ability to hold a conversation - this is pretty close to it Perceived Exertion Scale - Exercise
Thank you, I know about the Borg scale.
I have not reached the point were I cannot hold a conversation. I breeding deep @ 160 HBPM which in theory is 7 above my MHBR and for that reason I am confused.
I guess that the stress test will indicate at which rate I will reach the TR band (90%)
That is a guide to max HR. what's often not mentioned is the tolerance of +\- 20bpm for 95% of the population which is a very big range.
The "other half" packed off to a fitness/weight loss camp for a month earlier this year. I started eating the same way and cooking as per their meal plans. There's no real limitations on what you're eating, excepting nil white products (rice/bread/flour etc) just go back to whole grain breads and cereals, minimise added sugars etc. Basically just be sensible. I didn't do any of the exercise stuff and in that first month I lost 13kg and while I fluctuate a kg or 2 since I've been able to maintain it.
I sat in on the last week of the camp and I found the best exercise was the circuits and of those the best workouts came from either a circuit based on boxing (punching & kicking) or as said the rower on a gym based circuit. It works a heap of muscle groups and also has cardio effects as well.
Which ever way you go I'd try a trial at the gym forst to see what works for you before coughing up for and of your own gear.
There's your problem, your " breeding deep" when you should be exercising :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chucaro
well thats supposed to be a significant work out lol