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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can read while doing cardio you aren’t working hard enough[/quote]

I’m responding to this thread right now and my HR is currently 171 on my spin bike.[/quote]  How?  That seems pretty high unless you are overweight and out of shape.[/quote]

DP. Nah. 171 is in my max zone.   I would find it hard to talk but could sustain that for several minutes at a time.

49 yo woman who runs 5 days a week and 115 lbs. [/quote]

50 year old who can sustain up to 180 for a time, but no way would I be responding to DCUM threads while there. Once I get over 160 BPM it is hard work. [/quote]

Also because you have a life outside of DCUM. Let's get real. [/quote]

DP, very in shape, 36/F. I could easily type at 171. I just did a 105 minute ride and my average HR was 158. I spent 40 minutes of that above 165. 170 is hard work but I can maintain for a long while When I get to 180-190 I'm huffing and puffing hard though and that wouldn't be able to multitask. 171 is mid zone 4 for me. My max is more like 198.[/quote]

I wouldn't say "very in shape" with those HRs as a mid-30s.[/quote]

Found the person who doesn't understand HRs.

Max HR & ranges are very individual and not particularly tied to whether one is in shape or not. Ignore those age-based formulas and pay attention to what your own personal max is (notice where you seem to top out when working hardest). Mine have been around the same since I was a nationals-level rower 30+ years ago.

Now, what *does* change is how quick I get up into the higher HRs - if I'm in shape, it takes longer (I can do more at a lower HR / more efficiency), if I'm out of shape, then my HR ramps more quickly and steeply. [/quote]

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