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May 2nd, 2008, 03:04 PM
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I have a question regarding walking.
I started walking about a mile a day I now walk about 3 miles a day ,I was told that Im wasting my time doing this if I do not reach my target heart rate,
I am very discouraged if this is fact.
IS what Im doing helping me or not.
Just curious |
May 2nd, 2008, 03:10 PM
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How long is it taking you to walk those 3 miles? you might want to concentrate on your speed and getting it faster... but movement is good... |
May 2nd, 2008, 08:04 PM
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Rep Power: 25 | | Any movement is better than none, and if you started out just walking one mile daily and are up to three, good on ya! For myself, I absolutely need to get *DRENCHED* in sweat in order for my workouts to really make a difference. I walk/run for an hour per day on my treadmill.
HTH,
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May 3rd, 2008, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by maleficent  anything you're doing if it's more than what you were doing previously - helps...
How long is it taking you to walk those 3 miles? you might want to concentrate on your speed and getting it faster... but movement is good... | its taking about 41 minutes to go 3 miles |
May 3rd, 2008, 06:58 AM
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Rep Power: 217 | | that's a very quick pace for most people ...
Raising your heart rate is a good thing - cardio is to strengthen your heart as well as burn fat... How are you checking your heart rate.
There are a few threads around on target heart rate - reaching your target heart rate isn't a necessity for fat loss... |
May 3rd, 2008, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by maleficent that's a very quick pace for most people ...
Raising your heart rate is a good thing - cardio is to strengthen your heart as well as burn fat... How are you checking your heart rate.
There are a few threads around on target heart rate - reaching your target heart rate isn't a necessity for fat loss... | take my pulse before I start and after i am done |
May 3rd, 2008, 07:10 AM
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Rep Power: 217 | | try taking it as you're walking -your heart rate will change while you're worjking out..
what is your target heart rate and what are you getting it to? |
May 3rd, 2008, 07:13 AM
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May 3rd, 2008, 07:19 AM
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I was told that Im wasting my time doing this if I do not reach my target heart rate,
| So since you don't know what your target heart rate is - you dont know if you're reaching it or not...
You might be coming close.
I seriously suggest you spend some quality time with the stickied threads around the forum..
this website: Target Heart Rate Calculator
will give you a target heart rate calculator... |
May 3rd, 2008, 10:38 AM
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