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DrSugar Answers: High Heart Rate After Running?
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Dear Doc,
I work out regularly, usually running, and I recently decided to monitor my heart rate. I am 22 years old and after a run my heart rate is in the 190s and sometimes over 200.
Gear Review: Polar RS300X Heart Rate Monitor With Foot Pod
I love training with a heart rate monitor, and Polar is my favorite brand. These days I have been working out with the RS300X ($170). Designed with running in mind, this HRM is great for other sports as well.
Monitoring Your Easy Runs
One reason I love my heart rate monitor is learning how many calories I burned during a workout session. The number is always so gratifying.
A heart rate monitor is also great fitness tool, especially if you're training for an endurance race.
Get it Up - Your Heart Rate, That is: Cross Training
One of the best ways to get the most out of your workout (and to beat boredom and prevent over-use injuries) is by cross training. This means you use a variety of different methods to get your heart rate up in one session.
Try this:
Warm-up -- 5 minutes
Bike to your local park -- 15 minutes
Run -- 20 minutes
Bike back home -- 15 minutes
Cool-down -- 5 minutes
This way, 60 minutes have gone by before you know it.
Get it Up, Your Heart Rate That Is: Treadmill Series
Looking for something new to do on the treadmill that will get your heart rate up but not leave you feeling so bored? Try this fun interval walk/run workout the next time you're at the gym.
00:00-05:00 Warm-up, Walk 3.0 mph, Incline 1
05:00-10:00 Run 5.0 mph, Incline 1
10:00-15:00 Walk 3.5 mph, Incline 12
15:00-20:00 Run 5.5 mph, Incline 1
20:00-25:00 Walk 3.5 mph, Incline 12
25:00-30:00 Run 6.0 mph, Incline 1
30:00-35:00 Walk 3.5 mph, Incline 12
35:00-40:00 Cool-down, Walk 3.0 mph, Incline 1
Let me know what you think.
Exercise, Weight Loss, and the Fat Burning Zone
Much has been made of late about exercise and its relation to weight loss. There was the Time cover story The Myth About Weight Loss and a recent article on the topic in the New York Times, which recommended working out in the fat burning zone.
You see the phrase on all types of cardio machines: the fat burning zone, aka the "weight loss zone," means working out at a lower intensity to burn fat as fuel.
Get it Up - Your Heart Rate, That is: Running Intervals
I hope you all are getting outside while you can. Winter is turning into Spring, but I expect one more weather backlash, one last cold snowy or rainy Hurrah from Mother Nature. So, get out while you can and try this interval running workout.
Get It Up, Your Heart Rate That Is: Uphill Run/Walk
Last night on the treadmill I was not feeling like running, but I knew I just needed to push myself to run a little bit or I would have been disappointed with myself. So instead of forcing my way through a grueling (and boring) 30 minute run on the treadmill that I was not excited about, I decided to switch it up with an uphill run/walk that is great for the legs and booty. What's more?
Luke Wilson Joins the Hollywood Runner's Club
Was Luke Wilson's New Year's resolution to start getting healthy? Luke, who we never ever see running, was trying his hand, er feet, at it, and I'm impressed.
Despite there being an ongoing war between runners and joggers, anyone can become either with a little persistence and practice.
Get It Up - Your Heart Rate, That is: Track Workout
I am so amped up for Spring and outdoor exercise. So here is a cardio workout you can do at your local track. Most middle schools and high schools open their tracks to the public when school is not in session.
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