Topic: Determining Personal Heart Rate Zones
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Chris
CA
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01/19/2004 Total Posts: 719
2.0 Years Ago
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I have had a lot of comments regarding determining personal heart rate zones for training with a heart rate monitor. For the longest time, I've had a sticky note attached to my desk that had my own training zones that I'd reference from time to time. It seems like having this as part of my fitness journal would be a natural fit.
If you are using a heart rate monitor and want quick reference to your own zones, just click on the Charts icon at the bottom of your screen and look for the new link called "Heart Rate Zones".
This uses the classic method of 220 - your age, adjusted for running and cycling. There is an additional formula utilized by Mark Allen that I may build into this in the future. Enjoy! |
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Re: Determining Personal Heart Rate Zones
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Chris
CA
Member Since:
01/19/2004 Total Posts: 719
2.0 Years Ago
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Hi John: This chart now includes percentages, as requested. Cheers! |
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Re: Determining Personal Heart Rate Zones
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Alison
BC
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04/04/2006 Total Posts: 349
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Hi Chris,
This is fantastic, thanks for adding it.
Is there a way freaks of nature such as myself could manually adjust the max heart rate? My max is over 200 (203 is the highest I've recorded), nowhere near the 186 I'm supposed to be and that throws off all the percentages and training zones.
Yes I could do the math myself but I have no head for numbers and it's easier just to look it up. I'm sure there are other FJ'ers out there who're half hummingbird and could also use this.
Thanks! |
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Antonia
NY
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07/30/2005 Total Posts: 400
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Chris is there nohing you cannot do when it comes to fitness? This is great, you took out the work I needed to do. Thanks. tj |
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Re: Determining Personal Heart Rate Zones
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Gary
AR
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04/13/2006 Total Posts: 713
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Chris,
I am glad you added this but my max HR is 178. I know this because I have reached 175 several times running. I use a different formula if you are interested. If you go by my age it would be 167 as you show, but that is way too low. |
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Chris
CA
Member Since:
01/19/2004 Total Posts: 719
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Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I am going to build the option to tweak the HR settings based on your own fitness level. I will update here when I make that change. |
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Re: Determining Personal Heart Rate Zones
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Chris
CA
Member Since:
01/19/2004 Total Posts: 719
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Happily, this screen now includes a heart rate variant field, allowing you to tweak your own settings to meet your needs. If you don't understand what this does, just leave your variant at zero. I like how flexible this small addition makes this tool. Thanks again for the feedback and suggestions. |
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Alison
BC
Member Since:
04/04/2006 Total Posts: 349
2.0 Years Ago
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Cool!!!
Thanks Chris. |
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