i learned this from my p e teacher if u exercise the hardest u can everyday you'll hit a mote where u wont get stronger or weaker you want to have easy days that hard days and medium days u gotta switched it up
Target zone depends on what you are talking about. For exercise you want your heart rate to be about 120- 170 and that is the target zone. Certain exercises have target zones that focus on abs or glutes or so on and improve that area.
The target heart rate zone is when the pulse reaches the goal of beats per minute from exercise. It is not recommended to go below 50 beats per minute during exercise.
Why is it important to monitor your heart rate during exercise?An optimal exercise prescription is a balance between the frequency, intensity, duration, and mode of exercise. Heart rate is a useful indicator of the intensity of effort and body's physiological adaptation. Heart rate monitoring is an important component especially in cardiovascular fitness assessment and training programmes. Polar heart rate monitors have been developed to measure healthy people's heart rate and they target to help people exercise safely and effectively.The intensity of physical exercise should always be based on a persons' fitness level and the goals of the exercise e.g. maintain or improve health/fitness/performance and help in weight management.
To find target heart rates and the beneifits recieved from it try the following sites...www.livestrong.com/heart-rate-zone/ or www.briancalkins.com/HeartRate.htm
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Your fat burning zone is also called your target heart rate. To find this, there is a certain formula you must follow. This website http://exercise.about.com/od/cardioworkouts/ss/findtargetheart.htm will help you find your target heart rate.
The idea is to calculate your 'fat burning zone' and exercising within your target heart rate (THR). Generally this zone is 60-75% of your max heart rate(MHR). To calculate your THR, simply subtract your age from 220, then multiply by the % in which you wish to work. So for a 40 year old person, the target zone will look something like this: 220 - 40 (age)= 180 (Max Heart Rate) At this point you will multiply the MHR by 60% and 75% to find your THR zone. 180 * .60 (60%) = 108 180 * .75 (75%) = 135 So the target heart rate for a 40 year old individual would be 108-135 beats per minute.
You really want to get you heart rate up, and not just go through the motions. Find a good cheap heart rate monitor to find what "zone" you should be in. Also, your diet should be just as important as exercising. http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/exercise-to-lower-cholesterol
By checking your pulse and seeing if you heart rate is in the target heart rate zone.
Polar is one brand of heart rate monitors - sometimes called "heart watches" because they're worn on the wrist - which display your heart rate as you exercise. They're not expensive and are worth the cost if you're serious enough about exercising to want to get your heart rate into the desired zone.
Increase the level of intensity
3 days a week for 20 minutes.