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steve
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I recently bought a Garmin Edge with a heart rate monitor. I have been
having fun using the virtual training partner to motivate myself to
push hard. On a recent ride I did 14 miles at an average heart rate of
167 and hit a maximum of 179. I’m 57 years old and all the formulas
that I have seen put my maximum heart rate at ~163 to 170. I have been
running and biking my whole adult life so perhaps my max heart rate
should be a bit higher but I’m beginning to wonder if maybe I should
back off a little. During the ride I was at 90% of my max heart rate
(based on 174) for 35:30. As I understand it 90% is not supposed to be
sustainable. I was pushing very hard but I didn’t think I was maxed
out.
The fun data point is that I supposedly burned 1030 calories in 41
minutes.
Thanks for any thoughts
Steve
having fun using the virtual training partner to motivate myself to
push hard. On a recent ride I did 14 miles at an average heart rate of
167 and hit a maximum of 179. I’m 57 years old and all the formulas
that I have seen put my maximum heart rate at ~163 to 170. I have been
running and biking my whole adult life so perhaps my max heart rate
should be a bit higher but I’m beginning to wonder if maybe I should
back off a little. During the ride I was at 90% of my max heart rate
(based on 174) for 35:30. As I understand it 90% is not supposed to be
sustainable. I was pushing very hard but I didn’t think I was maxed
out.
The fun data point is that I supposedly burned 1030 calories in 41
minutes.
Thanks for any thoughts
Steve