Fat Burning Heart Rate

Your fat burning heart rate is a range of very important numbers. It is 60-70% of your maximum heart rate.

Exercising within this zone allows you to burn excess body fat. One of the best fat loss tips I could ever give you is this:

√ purchase one of the best heart rate monitors

√ determine your fat burning heart rate

√ exercise within this zone on a regular basis.

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What determines how much excess body fat I will lose?

Intensity of your workout
Nutrition...Nutrition....Nutrition (What you eat will always be important!)
How frequently you workout.
The duration of each workout.
Your basal metabolic rate.
Your current weight or body fat percentage.
How much lean muscle mass you have.

There are some cardiovascular benefits to exercising in the 50-60% maximum heart rate zone. But if you want to start losing body fat you will need to increase the intensity to 50-60% maximum heart rate.

How do I determine my maximum heart rate (MHR)?

There are two methods to determine your MHR. The most accurate method is a direct measurement with an EKG and an exercise test.

The other method is by using the following formula: 220-age

How do I determine my fat burning heart rate zone?

Maximum heart rate X 0.6 = low end of zone (60%)

Maximum heart rate X 0.7 = high end of zone (70%)

if your age = 45; maximum heart rate = 220-45= 175

175 X 0.6 = 105 low end of zone

175 X 0.7 = 122 high end of zone

Fat burning heart rate zone = 105-122 heart beats per minute

How many calories will I burn in this zone?

You can expect to burn 6-10 calories per minute. In this zone 70% of your calories will be burned from dietary and stored body fat.

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Is it true that I will not burn fat if I exercise over this heart rate zone?

No, you will burn fat. Once you are exercising at 70-80% maximum heart rate you are in what is called the aerobic zone. There are many benefits to exercising in this zone. You will enhance your body’s ability to provide oxygen to working muscles.

You burn fewer calories from fat and more from carbohydrate. However, you are burning more calories per minute (10-12 cal./min.).

The challenge here is that you can’t exercise as long in this zone. One strategy is to spend some time in the aerobic zone to increase your cardio-respiratory fitness. This will allow you to increase the time of your workouts.

How does it feel to exercise in the fat burning heart rate zone?

You should feel challenged but you should not be straining. You should break a sweat but still be able to carry on a conversation.

Will I see results overnight?

Don’t we all wish! It takes time. There is no way around this fact. Your body will work with you to burn fat if you will persevere with your exercise and nutrition program. The results you obtain will be long term fat loss and increased cardio-respiratory fitness.

Set reasonable goals, set up systems to keep you on track, strap on your heart rate monitor, and get moving!

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