What does working heart rate mean?

Are you tired of those boring gym trainers telling you to keep your heart rate in the ‘working zone’? Do they even know what that means? Don’t worry, because we’ve got all the deets on what working heart rate is and why it matters.

Getting Down to Basics

First things first – let’s talk about heart rate. Your heart is a hard-working muscle that pumps blood throughout your body. When you exercise, your muscles need more oxygen than usual and your heart has to work harder to supply them with it (duh!).

Your resting heart rate (when you’re just chillin’) can vary based on age and physical fitness level, but generally falls between 60-100 beats per minute (bpm). During cardio or other forms of exercise, however, your goal should be maintaining a pulse approximately within 50-85% of your maximum working capacity – that’s where the term ‘working heart rate’ comes into play.

Target Heart Rate Zone

To make sure we stay in this sweet spot (mmm…sweets) known as our target heartrate zone during workouts , let’s find out how to calculate our maximum heartrate:

Step 1:

Deducting our age from 220

Step2:

Multiply by either .5 for Beginner exercises / light activity, .6 for Intermediate/medium; or if one tends towards being daring like me go upto upto .75 or greater also called vigorous exercises

That gives us an initial estimate of where our max heartrate should sit. Next up is some math: multiply the result by both 0.50 and 0.85.

For example, If I’m Shane Dawson at age 33, my maximum theoretical BPM would be around 187. Therefore while starting any kind exerise give yourself safe range between 93.5(@50%) and 159(@85%).

Benefits of Working Heart Rate

Now you may be thinking, why does this all matter? Simply put, staying within your target heartrate zone ensures that your body is working effectively without pushing itself too hard (saftey first peeps).

Maintaining appropriate (not over or under) BPM while excercising can help:
Strengthen heart muscle
Reduce resting bpm as the cardiovascular system becomes more efficient
Burn calories faster

So next time someone tells you to keep up with the rhythm of a song in order to maintain an elevated heart rate during exercise, maybe just throw on some Daft Punk instead.

Factors That Can Affect Your Working Heart Rate

Surely by now we’ve convinced you that paying attentionto yourworking hr is important. But did you know there are a variety of factors than can also affect that number?

Some things – such as age- have been mentioned before. But hhere are few other points worth keeping in mind:

Level of Fitness

People who are generally less physically active will need to start off slower and build gradually towards higher % ranges when exercising compared to those already commited on their Journey-to-a-fitter-Self .

Air Temperature & Humidity Levels

If it’s hot outside or if humidity levels are high indoors where one exercises,it becomes challenging for the body maintaining its sweat functionsand regulating overall temperature leading possibly even having a heavy headedness and nausea feeling which cannot go well further down.

Certain Medications & Supplements

Beware! Some supplements/OTC drugs like caffeine pills//energy drinks/herbal stimulants artificially raise up vibe causing an increased HR at baseline; so take heed when taking them along with occasional exercise efforts.

It’s no secret that maintaining a steady bpm hastens our way towards overall fitness, but now we know why it’s important to pay attention (and how to calculate!) your working heart rate. Remember, staying fun at the gym doesn’t just mean bopping along to the music with no regard for a safe heartrate range.

So let’s recap:
-Monitor that HR and pace any workouts accordingly number.
-Stay aware of external factors like extreme heat or certain medications
-And most importantly of all, keep on pumping baby!

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