What is heart-rate training?
Heart-rate training uses your heart rate or beats per minute (bpm) as a guide to hitting certain running intensity. Instead of training at a certain pace, you use a heart-rate monitor to train at an effort level for a set amount of time.
Calculate your max heart rate.
While there are many factors to consider, this basic formula can give you a rough estimate: subtract your age from 220. For example, if you’re 40 years old, your max heart rate would be 220-40=180.
Determine your zones.
The American Heart Association divides heart-rate training into three zones:
50-70% of your max: Moderate exercise, the fat-burning zone.
70-85% of your max: Vigorous exercise, which improves cardiovascular fitness.
85-95% of your max: High-intensity exercise, which increases speed and revs your metabolism.
Heart rate training is as simple as ensuring you spend enough time training in the intended zone for your goal.
Benefits of heart rate training
According to Runner's World "Heart-rate training prevents you from running too hard on your easy or recovery runs, reducing the risk of fatigue and overtraining; it also helps you to recover. By recovering properly during your easy runs, your legs will also be fresher for your next hard session or race.
Equally, you will be able to accurately track your effort in interval sessions, when you want to be working at a higher intensity. Heart-rate training is particularly useful for tempo runs when getting your exertion level right is important for benefitting from the workout.
Training to heart rate also helps you moderate the influence of external factors such as heat and humidity, which require your heart to work harder. But remember that the change doesn’t happen overnight. Once you’ve dedicated the time and slower miles, the results can be impressive."
Heart rate training is easy with Horizon
When you use your monitor, included with the 7.4 AT Treadmill, 7.8 AT Treadmill, or the 7.0 IC Indoor Cycle, you’ll be able to see your heart rate on your console. The monitor also transmits data to heart-rate-based training apps like Peloton so you can see your bpm on the interface while you’re streaming running classes.
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