Heart Rate Tracker

[debjoj]

 I have a problem getting my heart rate to increase with any activity.  My resting heart rate average 56-60 but any activity stays below 120-130 that is with running, weight training, cardio.  I cant seem to get it over the average to burn more calories.  I am pretty active and fit .  Any ideas ? 

[WavyDavey]

Doing a bunch of HIIT intervals on a rower, sled pull, or stationary bike has been known to get a nice run up on heart rate.

[debjoj]

Thanks

I do mix up my workouts- 4 days a week I do Hot Power Yoga and 3 x a week I do MMA Fit training which is similiar to HIIT workouts and I run on Sundays (7.5-8 min miles ).  Ive tried making the fit bit tighter and moving its position.  Ive had it for 4 yrs now and I think Im due for a new one I guess

[shipo · Accepted solution]

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@debjoj wrote:

 I have a problem getting my heart rate to increase with any activity.  My resting heart rate average 56-60 but any activity stays below 120-130 that is with running, weight training, cardio.  I cant seem to get it over the average to burn more calories.  I am pretty active and fit .  Any ideas ? 

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Keep in mind that contrary to all of the standardized heart rate calculations, there really is no such a thing as a one size fits all formula for determining what any given individual's heart will do under certain conditions.  You may just be someone with a heart which doesn't speed up all that much regardless of workout.  Consider the following (snippet from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate😞

Maximum heart rates vary significantly between individuals. Even within a single elite sports team, such as Olympic rowers in their 20s, maximum heart rates have been reported as varying from 160 to 220. Such a variation would equate to a 60 or 90 year age gap in the linear equations above, and would seem to indicate the extreme variation about these average figures.

Figures are generally considered averages, and depend greatly on individual physiology and fitness. For example, an endurance runner's rates will typically be lower due to the increased size of the heart required to support the exercise, while a sprinter's rates will be higher due to the improved response time and short duration. While each may have predicted heart rates of 180 (= 220 − age), these two people could have actual HRmax 20 beats apart (e.g., 170-190).

Further, note that individuals of the same age, the same training, in the same sport, on the same team, can have actual HRmax 60 bpm apart (160–220):[23] the range is extremely broad, and some say "The heart rate is probably the least important variable in comparing athletes."

[debjoj]

Thank you  - great explanation 

[shipo]

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@debjoj wrote:

Thank you  - great explanation 

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My pleasure; this is a topic near and dear to my heart (pun intended).  🙂

In my case the "Max" heart rate calculation says my maximum beat rate should be 160, yeah, about that; I can routinely see my sustained heart rate up in the 150-160 realm and some sustained rates up into the 170s (like while racing or pushing the pace up a long grade).