I’m a 40 year old leisure athlete returning to fitness after having kids. I’m finding my cardio load targets to be confusing. My target ranges are usually very low - less than 14. I’m an active person with two young children and usually get my 10,000 steps in a day whether I try to or not just by virtue of being busy. I keep getting messages that I am overtraining but am having a hard time not going over my target cardio load. Yesterday I took my kids to the pool and did minimal chores around the house and still over did my target load of 12. It seems so incredibly low considering my overall fitness level, which isn’t great in an historical context for me, but still I’m relatively active and fit.
