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Y!F physical challenge

Jun 10, 2007 23:48

So after 10 workouts, I just did my first physical challenge in Yourself! Fitness. I could do more squats, pushups and crunches, but I was wondering about the heart rate. My resting and active heart rates both went up. Is this just influenced by what you were doing previous to taking your heart rate, or are they supposed to go up as you do more ( Read more... )

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delissa June 11 2007, 11:50:57 UTC

If I remember correctly, as your body gets used to a certain level of exercise, that level of exercise will stop raising your heart rate, but can still leave you out of breath. So, your heart rate not going up significantly could be a sign that you're getting healthier, as well as that you should step up your exercise level, or simply add some new sets that your body isn't used to. That could just be something I picked up from gossip, though, and therefore not exactly accurate.

Improving your eating habits is a great step! You may have already done it, but getting rid of sodas is a big improvement I've seen noted by a lot of gamers. You may not notice if you mostly eat takeout, but buying unprocessed foods is incredibly cheaper than surviving on takeout. If you're looking for good recipes, try the Yourself!Fitness recipes, some of them are really quite good. I've even been able to get my husband to eat some of them!

anonymous June 11 2007, 13:22:22 UTC

A runner and nutritionist that I know told me that it can sometimes take 6-8 months to notice a serious and consistent difference in your heart rate after starting new cardio exercise. It seemed to be true with me, as I started running last August, and only started noticing a real difference in my resting & active heart rate in the past few months. When I was doing YF!, I also noticed that it seemed my heart rate trend was not very consistent. I'd definitely choose a different metric to use to track your progress.

weird.. wuzzle June 11 2007, 13:24:43 UTC

That's my comment above, by the way.

salinn June 11 2007, 17:04:36 UTC

I think that in general, your body changes over a number of sessions, and your heart rate in the long run will go down but I wouldn't base any worry on one physical challenge. I've done about 4 or 5 now, and things keep bouncing up and down for me, it seems, although I feel way better now than I did at the beginning! :)

rpg_player June 13 2007, 03:02:30 UTC

Thanks very much for your feedback, everyone. It's really nice to get advice on how to keep this going. :)