Two days in and a question already

[Chris_Kn]

@vickster I think the extra meal is a throwback to pre 2001 when I was driving an HGV for a living. Being away from home for 5 nights
and not knowing what the next day was going to be like time wise, the extra became a habit. I've no thyroid problems as far as I know.
3 yrs ago I lost 6 or 7 stone in 12 months using the 'Bike'. All that's really changed is no exercise. tbh my weight has climbed from
12st at 20 to 23st at 50, I've never drunk or been a fan of bigmac's. I did drink 'coke' when I was driving though, horrible sticky stuff now
best used for varnish removal. So eating as above has put me back on the weight I lost 3yrs ago. As for meds just the 'Warfarin' and BP
meds. My BP was 214/114 last July arrgghhhhh!!

 

[jefmcg]

try to eat only when you are hungry and stop eating when you are no longer hungry. I have breakfast or not, depending on how I feel in the morning. It took me ages to work out - and it should have been obvious - that if I ate late, or had a big evening meal, then I wouldn't be hungry in the morning, but if I went to bed on an empty stomach I would be.

It sounds like you are eating weetabix twice a day out of habit. Try cutting out the evening bowl, or at least one biscuit. And don't have another 2 in the morning unless you need it.

 

[vickster]

I'm the opposite, if I have a big dinner, I'm usually ravenous in the morning!

Unless you really do not move off the sofa at all, that does seem like a lot of weight gain on that diet, if that really is truly what you eat most days. I'd speak to the Dr about it

 

[Chris_Kn]

Unless you really do not move off the sofa at all,

Maybe not the sofa, but most of the time at the PC/studio making backing tracks.

I think all thats happened is I've put the weight back on I lost. Once it's come come off I should have done something to keep it off
But, my knee problem really bugged me

But, to get back on topic a little, does HR% training really work?
I know my general fitness needs to improve to make full use of anything

Chris.

 

[jefmcg]

But, to get back on topic a little, does HR% training really work?

(not sure I know the answer to this, but a preliminary question) Have you measured your maximum HR?

 

[Chris_Kn]

(not sure I know the answer to this, but a preliminary question) Have you measured your maximum HR?

I haven't measured it as such, just used the formula found in the 'web', which came up with the same figure as my GP. Which is 160, there are a few formula's
out there and from what I have read conflicting opinion as to which is the right one. Another figure I arrived at was 154.

The heart rate monitor/ HR training was my GP's idea, she suggested riding at 65% +/- 5% of Max and maintaining that.

Chris,

 

[vickster]

Tbh just ride the bike until you are sweaty and too tired to continue, need to get your heart pumping. However, with such high blood pressure (when you say last July do you mean 2014 or just gone? What is it now?) I'd be extremely wary of doing much exercise without proper medical supervision - and I'm not sure 10 minutes with a GP qualifies. Are you under the care of a cardiologist?

 

[jefmcg]

I haven't measured it as such, just used the formula found in the 'web', which came up with the same figure as my GP. Which is 160, there are a few formula's
out there and from what I have read conflicting opinion as to which is the right one. Another figure I arrived at was 154.

The heart rate monitor/ HR training was my GP's idea, she suggested riding at 65% +/- 5% of Max and maintaining that.

Chris,

A long time ago, I did a long skate with a HRM on. My HR was 200bpm for 30 minutes. I found this a bit startling, but confirmed it was right with a wrist watch and 2 fingers. My theoretical MHR at the time was 190bpm, but the fact I could keep going at that pace for half an hour meant that I must have been aerobic, so my MHR was around 250.

I'd used perceived exertion (ie the talk/sing test above) rather than a HRM.

That being said, I like gadgets, so do still wear a HRM on occasion.

 

[jefmcg]

+ you really need to be careful until you sort out your blood pressure. If your MHR is lower than the estimate, even 70% could be dangerous.

(disclaimer - not a doctor, but then your GP isn't an exercise physiologist.)

 

[Chris_Kn]

Tbh just ride the bike until you are sweaty and too tired to continue, need to get your heart pumping. However, with such high blood pressure (when you say last July do you mean 2014 or just gone? What is it now?) I'd be extremely wary of doing much exercise without proper medical supervision - and I'm not sure 10 minutes with a GP qualifies. Are you under the care of a cardiologist?

July 2014 sorry for that, my BP is 138/78 or it was on Tuesday, as for a cardiologist, no, I did have a ecg a few months ago and everything was fine.

 

[Cuchilo]

Ive just started to work on heart rate and have been told to get your max BPM you need to go balls out on a turbo for 20 minutes . No slacking !
Then you need to find your resting BPM . Best done as soon as you wake up . You will then have some true numbers to work on .

 

[jefmcg]

Ive just started to work on heart rate and have been told to get your max BPM you need to go balls out on a turbo for 20 minutes . No slacking !
Then you need to find your resting BPM . Best done as soon as you wake up . You will then have some true numbers to work on .

@Chris_Kn please don't do this except under medical supervision! You are not ready for it.

 

[raleighnut]

@Chris_Kn please don't do this except under medical supervision! You are not ready for it.

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[Chris_Kn]

@Chris_Kn please don't do this except under medical supervision! You are not ready for it.

^^^^^^+1

Don't worry guys been here before. I know my max heart rate is between 154 and 170 depending on formula used.
Which is 220 - my age. My resting heart rate is 82, it should be between 60 -90 bpm. Mines on the higher side down to my weight.
So I don't need to work to hard to get to the 60/70% zone. I'm working on 60% - 70% and no more for now so won't blow my head off.
Thanks for the concern

Just an interesting article Heart Rate Exercise

Chris..

 

[jefmcg]

I know my max heart rate is between 154 and 170 depending on formula used.

No, your MHR is the fastest your heart can beat. It's a real number. It's very likely between 154 & 170, but quite possibly not. If it happened to be 130 (possible), and you assumed it was 170, then you'd be working at 90% instead of 70%. As stated above, my maximum HR was about 25% more than the calculator estimated. Yours could be, too. Or %25 less.

Use the HRM, but if you get out of breath, pull it back a notch.