The workout thread

[George K]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

Hey George, if you upload at postimages.org, take the link from the second "Markdown" button .

Thank you! I will in the future.

[Klaus]

Hey George, that looks like a very decent walk you do every day! Nice! What do you use for the stats?

[George K]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

Hey George, that looks like a very decent walk you do every day! Nice! What do you use for the stats?

I try to do it thrice weekly. Jon does more walks, but not as far, I think.

[Aqua Letifer]

[Klaus]

What activity was that, Aqua?

What’s your max heart rate?

I made a 60km road bike trip in excellent weather today.

[Aqua Letifer]

Envious!

Just skippin' rope. My max (according to my FitBit, anyway) is 165. Usually by the end of each set I'm at 160+.

[Klaus]

165?

Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.

[George K]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

165?

Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.

Assume Aqua is 35. That would mean a heart rate of 185.

That's fast, really really fast.

[Klaus]

I'm 45 and I hit 175 on a regular basis.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Klaus Well, FitBits might not be the most accurate. I have a pulse oximeter, so I'll double check next workout.

And, up to a month ago, I was the most sedentary I had ever been in my life. FitBit tells me my heart health is back up to "average to good," but I'm nowhere near as in shape as I've been before. So I dunno what it's supposed to be, I just go out five days a week and do my best.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in The workout thread:

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

165?

Wouldn’t that be extraordinary low for your age? I thought it’s usually around 220-age.

Assume Aqua is 35. That would mean a heart rate of 185.

That's fast, really really fast.

George, my resting is 53, FWIW.

[Aqua Letifer]

The purple line is where I started at a month ago. This is FitBit's "cardio fitness score," not heart rate.

[Doctor Phibes]

Hey, you learn something every day - I never knew that was available on the Fitbit.

Even better, it says mine is Excellent, which considering the winter I've had, is a tad optimistic, I think

[Doctor Phibes]

@Klaus said in The workout thread:

I'm 45 and I hit 175 on a regular basis.

Famous last words

[Rich]

Morning long run:

Hoping that some of the fall marathons will actually take place....Now that I’m 40, the qualifying time for Boston have gotten at least somewhat more realistic.

[Loki]

A couple of things about heart rate. 220-age is usually good but some people have unusually high heart rates when workin out. This is not related to physical condition.

As far as max for people it usually is related to physical condition. People in really good shape can attain 80% of max for a sustained period of time and 85% of max can be a good target for longer races. Most people struggle staying over 90% for long because one goes anaerobic. Once the lactic acid comes you are going fail, probably life saving brake.

Fitbits, garmin on the watch can be bad for measuring heart rate while working out, the highs are notoriously artificial. You need a chest strap to be sure.

[Doctor Phibes]

I've used a chest strap and find that it pretty much agrees with the Fitbit.

I think the best way to determine your actual maximum heart rate is to work out until you're just on the verge of a coronary, but don't actually have one, so you'll know for next time. If you do have one, you'll know for a short period of time with absolute certainty what the maximum is, but that shows Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle in action, since the measurement will have modified your maximum heart rate, possibly to zero.

[Optimistic]

@Rich
That´s awesome, Rich! Great pace.

Were you registered for any spring races? I have a coworker who was registered for the Tokyo marathon, which of course was cancelled.

I´m not a marathon person, but I was signed up for a half marathon in May in St. Michael´s, MD--flattest Half on the East Coast Registration will defer to next year.

[Loki]

@Optimistic said in The workout thread:

@Rich
That´s awesome, Rich! Great pace.

Were you registered for any spring races? I have a coworker who was registered for the Tokyo marathon, which of course was cancelled.

I´m not a marathon person, but I was signed up for a half marathon in May in St. Michael´s, MD--flattest Half on the East Coast Registration will defer to next year.

Yeah a 7:24 pace for a casual long run is killer. Anybody doing that could qualify for Boston with a good training program.

[jon-nyc]

@Aqua-Letifer said in The workout thread:

The purple line is where I started at a month ago. This is FitBit's "cardio fitness score," not heart rate.

Mine says ‘very good to excellent’ but basically the same numerical range as yours. I guess it’s age related.