Tue, Apr-27-04, 14:21
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Senior Member
Posts: 356
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Plan: MyLCWOL
Stats: 485/366/210
BF:
Progress: 43%
Location: Colorado
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Formula's
I think one of the links said that the recommendations were +- 7-12 beats per minute. Everyone is different. I prefer Elipticals as well, very low impact. My favorite is a Precor EFX 546, it does not have swinging arm bars like some but the elevation and the resistance is adjustable. Also I wear a heart rate monitor that reads out on the Precor machine. At 60-65% your should be able to talk and have a conversation, 70-75% you should get out a few words, at 80-85% talking is nearly impossible. I'd make sure first your heart rate reading is accurate, you can do this by measuring your own pulse rate on the side of your neck or wrist. Count the beats that occur in 6 seconds, and multipy by 10.
I would not be worried about how fast other people are going, I see a guy at the gym who spins the Precor at about 210 rpm, if I did that for more than a couple minutes I'd be on the floor. If your monitor is right, even though your young I don't see much benefit in going above 180-185. That's 90-95% and that's pretty high.
Regards,
Lux
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