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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why i think OTF is a little bit gimmicky.  Some of best athletes have super low heart rates due to their training and level of fitness, and I bet they would have a tough time getting into the orange zone for the majority of the class.  When i wasn't in shape, getting into the orange zone was super easy...because getting winded came naturally and my heart rate at rest is fairly high :)  So I don't fully believe in their "theory" for folks who are well conditioned.[/quote]

Preface this by saying I don't know Orangetheory, but as I understand it, the Orange Zone is 84-91 percent of your maximum heart rate ...

Athletes often have low *resting* heart rates, but your *maximum* heart rate is not related to your resting heart rate, and not a reflection of your level of fitness.  Some very fit people have max heart rates of 220 or more, or 160 or less.  And your max heart rate doesn't change according to your level of fitness.

If you know what *your* maximum heart rate is, it shouldn't be difficult to get into *your* "orange zone" -- unless the workout just isn't rigorous enough.

I am a pretty fit person.  My resting heart rate is about 52.  (My garmin thinks it is 47, but I don't think that is really right.)  My max heart rate is between 190 and 195 (higher when I'm hyperthyroid and lower when I'm hypothyroid).  I know this because I regularly wear a HRM when I work out.  So I guess my orange zone would be in the high 160s-low 170s.  I regularly hit that when running on the treadmill or doing the elliptical.  I would consider that a high level of exertion, but one I can maintain for a good amount of time.

My husband's max heart rate is more like 170-175 -- so his orange zone would be in the low 150s.  I am barely breathing hard in the low 150s.  That's not because I'm in better shape than him, or in better shape than I used to be.  It's because we have different maximum heart rates.

If[b] Orangetheory doesn't take into account people's actual maximum heart rates, versus their MHRs according to a formula, then it's ridiculous.[/b]

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they do not. they base it on a formula that takes age and weight into account. So i do suspect it is not completely accurate. Thus the reason some people hit 85% more easily than others.

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