Low resting heart rate but spending a lot of time in Fat burn

[Gcw86]

Hi

does anyone else experience this? My RHR is on average 53bpm I don't exercise I am just active in the fact I have 2 small children to look after but I can spend anywhere from 4 to  7 hours a day in Fat burn. it does seem a bit excessive. 

[USAF-Larry]

@Gcw86, no that doesn't sound excessive to me.  I remember when we had just one 2-year old in the house....

[Dominique]

Also remember that the standard HR zones use a generic formula (max HR = 220 - age, and zone threshold are calculated as percentages of that) that doesn’t necessarily apply to you. For instance, my max. HR based on age should be 220 - 56 = 164, but it is in fact about 180.

Here is an app that will let you determine your custom HR zones:

http://www.fitdigits.com/personalized-heart-rate-zones.html

In your Fitbit account, you can edit the standard HR zones to match your own personalized zones (if necessary/applicable).

[Gcw86]

Haha yes I suppose this could be accurate then. 

Thank you

[Gcw86]

Thank you i didn't know this. I will have to find out my maximum heart rate. 

[Esya]

Sounds very similar to me (minus the kids). I got back to a RHR of 53 BPM since yesterday again and I am just up on my feet and walking mostly. I do yoga, but that is not a cardio sport. Being active for the biggest part of your day does that for you.

[Gcw86]

I was just concerned when I compared the stats to that of my friends who only experienced this once when they did the 3peaks challenge which is like a 12 hour mountain climb. Sometimes I do actually feel like Iv climbed 3 mountains at the end of the day 😁. I suppose it can't be a bad thing! Thank you for comment.

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[SunsetRunner]

I average a 49-50 RHR.