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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a higher resting heart rate, which means it's easier for me to hit and maintain the orange level numbers. Don't worry about it OP, some of those people are probably cheaters like me. :-)[/quote]

+1.  I hit the orange zone during warm up.  I'm just walking at a sped of 4.  Most of my time is spent in the red zone.  I don't buy into it that much.  I go by more how I'm feeling.  When I really go all out, I know it.[/quote]

The HR range for people like you (and me) needs to be adjusted. Im very fit. I do OT on my easy days. My HR runs high. It's easy for me to hit the red zone.

A better measure of cardiovascular fitness is how fast yiur Har drops ehen yiu stop.

Basically the way they calculate HR ranges at OT is a one size fits all. If the OP truly has a hard time getting into the orange, they are not working hard enough.  However, that is doubtful. Ignore the zones, go on how you feel.[/quote]

I am the OP... so my issue ended up being that my max HR was set way too high, even higher than where their formula would have put me. When i asked where it was they re-toggled something in their settings and it automatically drooped by 8 beats per minute. Since then I get in the orange zone a lot more, still not as high as some people, but at least I feel like I am getting "credit" for the work I put in. I do still think the value using their formula (220-age) is on the high side as every on-line calculator I have used puts me 6+ BPM lower than their setting.  I have also noticed that I pretty much never hit the red zone even after and all out sprint which is how you should really be determining your max HR.

Everyone is obviously different. I know quite a few people who's max HR is probably higher then the OTF setting as these people are in the red zone for a vast majority of the class even when they are not sprinting or working all that hard.

If you suspect that you are indeed working hard and that their value may be off, ask about it. They will set it to whatever you want if you really don't think the value is right. [/quote]

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