Tracking My Progress
Essential Measurements
Calculation for the Karvonen Formula: Fat Burning Zone:
Follow these instructions on how to calculate your optimal fatburn zone:
1. Calculate your MHR (Age Predicted Maximum Heart Rate). Take 220 minus your current age, equals MHR.
2. Calculate your RHR (Resting Heart Rate). When waking up in the morning would be the best time to do this or after you have been fully relaxed, now take your pulse for 15 seconds, and then multiply it by 4 to get your resting heart rate for 1 minute.
3. Subtract your RHR (70) from your MHR(182) = 112.
4. Now calculate a 65% of this total (low end heart rate) and an 85% (high end heart rate). Now take the low end heart rate (72.8) 65% calculation and add your RHR (70) = 142.8 and then take your 85% high end heart rate (95.2) and add your RHR (70) =165.2.
5. The zone between these two targets (142.8 low end heart rate) and (165.3 high end heart rate) will be your traget heart rate zone for fat burning.
Calculation:
220 - 38 (age) = 182
182 - 70 (resting heart rate) = 112
112 * 65% (low end of heart rate zone) = 72.8 (65%)
112 * 85% (high end heart rate zone) = 95.2 (85%)
72.8 + 70 (resting heart rate) = 142.8
95.2 + 70 (resting heart rate) = 165.3
You have now calculated a fat burning zone range to aim for during your workout
The target heart rate zone would therefore be between 142 and 165, as per the above example. Please note that the above is an example of my target heart rate zone "YOURS WILL NOT BE THE SAME"
On the 12th of January 2009 I started the USN Lifestyle Challenge
I could definitely start seeing results (it started to pay off)
I could clearly see the benefit that this programme was bringing to me
