What heart rate zone is more effective

[Spineshade]

So i started Monday working out with t25 and les Mills combat in a hybrid program. So i noticed looking in my recorded activity today repeated Mondays program. I got a higher heart rate and more Calories burned. But the zones were really different. I had 1% fat burn zone. Which was way lower then Mondays 4/5% so it is making me ask the question. Should I be stepping it down a bit during the workouts so that I get into the fat burning Zone or should I try to keep burning more calories on. Or is that something I'm just going to have to learn how to regulate on my own.

[JohnRi]

Forget the name FAT BURNNIG ZONE! 

All that means is the when you heart rate is in that zone, you are burning a higher percentage of fat.

20 minutes cardio zone

Fat Burn 600

Total Calories burned 900

Fat calorie percentage burned 67%

20 minutes of fat burning zone

Fat burn 500

Total Calories burned 650

Fat calorie percentage burned 76%

I just made these numbers up off the fly, but you should get the gist.  You burn more calories the harder you push your heart.

Bottomline, the higher you get your heart rate going, the more calories your burn period.  A lower percentage of the calories burned is fat, but you still burn more fat calories at the higher heart rate than at the lower heart rate.

So go for cardio or peak.  Don't slow down, go faster, go harder!!!

[Michaelxxx]

If you are trying to loose weight you can try this---

Intreval push yourself real hard for x amount of time 20 sec to 1 min or so

next rest walk lightly trying to get heart beat down 2 min or more 5 min even ok you are resting until next

now push as hard as you can for x amount of time then rest for long period (when you feel your ready)

Continue this for 20 to 30 min Hard for short bursts easy for long time

This works really well and keeps your body from adjsuting

also vary workout time and number of days mix things up as much as posssible

Diet --- no soda , drink mostly if not just water

Avocado -- the best fat for weight loss

Tuna -- can in water , Oil is really bad in tuna cans

just a few things you can try -- dont worry to much about heart rate zones just watch the heart rate and observe it ... no need to worry about the zone your in

[Spineshade]

Johnri thank you that makes a ton of sense.

Michaelxxx that's what I've started with the hiit type workouts. Basically I'm trying to drop 30 pounds. I'm turning 36 this year and over the past year I went from 190ish to 220. So i really nerf to start doing something.
I have really this week alone curbed my eating junk food although I'm probably not taking in enough calories. Of regular meals, is hard with work.
I am drinking nothing but my morning coffee and water with a occasional Gatorade or tea. And just fighting the urges to munch on junk. Im hoping to be getting my self too be able to enjoy that one or 2 weekend beer and since even Shaun t says you can have a little cheat. Then right back into hiit afterwards. Thank you for the info and hopefully if you guys have any more advice I am all ears.

[Michaelxxx]

Just some things that have helped me I was 230 On April 24th 2016 , today 212 my goal was 1lb a day that's do-able but really hard. I start my day with this meal plan

Mourning I make 2 eggs fried in coconut oil just enough to coat pan so eggs do not stick, I take a salsa I got from costsco Organic Jacks Cantina style salsa to this I use a food processor and add a Habanero pepper

so its the eggs with spinach mushrooms (no Cheese) and 1/2 avocado ( avocado is really good for weight loss look it up ) so basically 2 eggs spinach mushrooms top with slice avocado and salsa , you can wrap it up into burrito if you like or skip to save on calories

Then off to gym 20 - 30 min cardio try doing short bursts then long rests this will reset your body

do light weights and abs

come home time to eat again do a tuna wrap with spinach and 1/2 avocado drink lots of water (gallon) but be careful not too much water can kill you and it will deplete nutrients from your body

Back to gym do light exercising and some cardio 15 min to 30

Dinner this before 8pm try closer and closer to 6 because after this its no snacks do some chicken and broccoli do not cook broccoli to long u want it somewhat raw for digestion also log all you eat into fitbit it helps , if your not sure about a food log it like something close to it and make it a few more calories to be safe -- some other food Kimchi , cabbage soup , hard boiled egg(77 calories) , peanut butter on celery , 20z of hummus with a few pita chips (keep this low) Protein is your friend and good fats also , avoid carbs wheat bread tends to be bad ( high sugar ) Hope some of this helps