Heart rate

[leelee70]

So I was showing my daughter my results and she noticed my heart rate and she said she thought it was too high .....my resting is about 67 but when running it’s between 158/ 163 ish ...... what your thoughts on heart rates?

[Bazza1234 Graduate]

It is a very complicated thing - but basically at this stage you should only be running at only a tiny bit faster than your maximum walking pace.

[leelee70 in reply to Bazza1234]

I’m a plodder already....... and feel I walk faster than I run!! So I’m wondering if it’s because I was maybe still am unfit.....

[Bazza1234 Graduate in reply to leelee70]

We all have our physical limits - but running/jogging is a strenuous cardio activity that does requite a level of physical fitness -- but there is only one way to get that!! It will take time but you will get there with determination.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

As long as it is still beating... and you can breathe.. then just relax... slow and steady

[HoagyM Graduate]

At my age and lack of fitness I have been watching my heart rate like a hawk, having started all this four weeks ago.

The guidance seems to be that you should aim to not go above 85% of your max heart rate. You calculate your max heart rate by 220 - your age. So for me, aged 60, my max HR is 160 and I try to not go above 85% of that, which is 136.

And like Bazza said, your running pace shouldn’t be much more than your max walking pace - for me that’s about 3.7mph vs 3.5mph.

[Bazza1234 Graduate in reply to HoagyM]

That is - until you attain some physical fitness. After that you can run much faster than you walk

[leelee70]

Thank you to everyone that’s replied, I feel much better about this now .........I will keep an eye on this but won’t let it stop me 😊

[Tbae in reply to leelee70]

Way to go leelee70

According to the formula my HR should not exceed 123.🤔

Look after yourself and enjoy.

[oldwheezer69 Graduate]

My resting heart rate has come down from 68 to 60 in these last few weeks. I am 48. Can't believe the difference after only 5 weeks on this programme 😃