| Is there a heart rate for losing weight? | | | | for a 22 year old is between 158 and 168 |
| There is much debate on the answer to this | | | | heart beats per minute.So what is the logic |
| question. Many people say that a moderate | | | | behind this if it burns mostly sugar? Well, |
| heart rate during exercise produces the | | | | people who take this approach try to burn |
| greatest weight loss. Many other people say | | | | overall calories, which to them is the most |
| that a higher heart rate during exercise | | | | important thing. They even argue that |
| produces the greatest weight loss.People who | | | | although, the percentage of fat calories |
| take the moderate heart rate for weight loss | | | | burned is lower, the amount of fat calories |
| approach, try to keep their heart beats per | | | | burned is still higher than it would be at a |
| minute within a certain zone. This zone is | | | | lower heart rate.Lastly, these people believe |
| 60% to 70% of maximum heart rate.Your age | | | | that if you don't burn the sugar stored in |
| determines your zone. I'll do an example of | | | | your muscles, your body will store the extra |
| the formula for a 22 year old.1. Maximum | | | | sugars from your next meal as fat.So What Is |
| Heart Rate = 220 - Age. For a 22 year old, | | | | The Better Heart Rate For Weight Loss?First |
| the maximum heart rate is 198.2. 198 x .60 = | | | | of all, I believe that we should exercise to |
| 119, the low end of the zone.3. 220 x .70 = | | | | keep our bodies strong and healthy throughout |
| 154, the high end of the zone.According to | | | | our entire lives. Looking good is the side |
| this approach, the greatest fat burning | | | | benefit.But to answer the question more |
| ability for a 22 year old is between 119 and | | | | directly, we should do interval training. |
| 154 heart beats per minute.The logic behind | | | | When you interval train, you basically switch |
| this approach is oxygen utilization. To burn | | | | between low and high intensity throughout |
| fat, the body needs oxygen. So, if you're | | | | your workout.For example, if we're doing a |
| exercising too hard and are gasping for air | | | | jog/run cardio workout, then we would start |
| (can hardly talk), you're not taking in | | | | off with 2-3 minutes of low intensity |
| enough oxygen. Therefore, you're not burning | | | | jogging, then switch it up to a 1 minute high |
| fat efficiently, you're burning mostly sugar | | | | intensity running. We would keep alternating |
| that is stored in your muscles. By keeping | | | | for the duration of the workout.This approach |
| your heart rate between this zone, the | | | | allows you to burn sugar and fat. It won't |
| percentage of calories burned is mostly | | | | completely deplete your stored sugar levels, |
| fat.These people also believe that emptying | | | | saving your muscles. It also allows your body |
| the sugar stored in the muscle would force | | | | to restore the sugar from your next meal into |
| the body to break down some muscle tissue for | | | | your muscles instead as fat. Lastly, it |
| that needed energy. Losing muscle is the last | | | | allows you to burn fat calories as well.With |
| thing you want happening when you're | | | | interval training you get the best of both |
| exercising to strengthen and develop | | | | worlds. You have a variable heart rate for |
| them.This approach seems like common sense, | | | | weight loss, burning both sugar and fat.Ark |
| but before you take final judgement let's | | | | Agpalza has dedicated more than 10 years to |
| take a look at the other approach.People who | | | | the cause of healthy living, and is the |
| take the high heart rate for weight loss | | | | author of the online publication Free Health |
| approach, try to keep their heart rate | | | | and Fitness Tips.For more health and fitness |
| between 80% - 85% of maximum heart rate.Let's | | | | resources, visit |
| go through the formula again:1. Maximum Heart | | | | Free-Health-and-Fitness-Tips.comYou may |
| Rate = 220 - Age. For a 22 year old, the | | | | republish this article in its entirety and |
| maximum heart rate is 198.2. 198 x .80 = 158, | | | | without changes to the original content on |
| the low end of the zone.3. 198 x .85 = 168, | | | | your own website as long as you provide a |
| the high end of the zone.According to this | | | | link to Free-Health-and-Fitness-Tips. |
| approach, the greatest fat burning ability | | | | |