Questions tagged [heart-rate]
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Should I be able to run a half Marathon in Zone 4?
On Monday I finally managed to run a half Marathon in under two hours (1:55:31), here is the pace and heart rate data from Strava:
The curious thing is that I managed to run pretty much the whole ...
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How do I get a correct Running Threshold Power with Garmin
I normal run based on my heart rate or feeling.
With my new Watch(Garmin Forerunner 955) I got access to training based on power. But my Running Threshold Power seems wrong(to high) or at least barely ...
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What are the actual Heart Rate Zones?
Every fitness app and device now have their own heart rate zones, they are so wildly different, and it seems no one went to the detail to explain the differences.
For instance the traditional 50/60/70%...
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Why does my pace improve during a low heart rate (HRR zone 2) 10k?
Note: This doesn't seem to be a warm-up issue, see the updates at the bottom.
I've recently incorporated 80:20 training into my routine and try to keep within heart rate (reserve) zone 2 for a lot of ...
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My heart beat really goes up during jogging, but I don't feel it
I had a very inactive lifestyle and have never been involved in any activity that keeps me in an active zone. But in recent years, I have been following a routine where I start to follow a strict diet,...
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What causes heart rate to spike upon *decreasing* running pace? [duplicate]
It seems opposite to what one would intuitively expect… one would think that when cardio activity demands increase then that is when the heart rate would follow but it seems inverse to that: only when ...
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Which Heart Rate Zone Formula for People with a Low Resting Heart Rate?
The fundamental problem I have is that I seem to be incapable of running in zone 2 according to my (Garmin) watch. My maximum (observed) heart rate (MHR) is 175 bpm, and Garmin appears to be just ...
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Correlation of %VO2max and heart rate
In training theory, effort is often quantified as %VO2max, whereas another (perhaps more old-school?) measure is %maxHR.
These two metrics aren't easily convertible. This is because an effort level of ...
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What biometric parameter corresponds to subjectively perceived heart rate?
Sometimes I work up a pant and feel my heart pounding and racing and if you would ask me to guess my heart rate I might guess that it was over 90% of my personal max. But I look at my heart rate ...
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Are my easy runs “too easy” (Heart Rate Zones)
Are my easy runs “too easy”? (Heart Rate Zones)
My wife bought me an Apple Watch earlier this week, and I’ve been experimenting with using the heart rate zones it measures during my runs.
The majority ...
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Is there any benefit in trying to lower your heart rate when resting between exercises?
I have heard some advice to try to lower my heart when resting between exercises. This is typically accomplished by deliberate techniques such as deep, slow breathing, breathing through the nose ...
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Is there a term for the capacity of the heart to return to resting?
I have been doing some interval training and it made me think about how fast my heart rate can drop off from 160ish to "resting." It seems like fitter people would recover to resting faster, ...
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Is HR zone 2 usually that high?
I have been running for nearly two years and this year (beginning 2022) started to do it more regularly, like 4-5 times per week. Distance on average per week aroung 50km. By mid-year I go a HR strap ...
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Am I exercising too hard?
So I’m currently 187cm, 99 kgs, 30y/o. I have two goals, firstly, to lose weight (so that I can start running again) and once I’ve lost weight, to then start improving my performance.
I’m currently ...
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How do I determine Zone 2 HR and Wattage without Lactate tests?
What does the HR curve look like if wattage is too high?
Also, how does HR/ideal Wattage vary from day to day and with different bikes (Assuming bikes of course)?
Would HR be the same with other forms ...
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