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I purchased a HRM for riding my stationary bike. After going through its setup it would like to keep me between 120 something to 160. When I keep it at this level it doesn't seem like its very hard so I have been doing 165-180ish trying to do at least 10 minutes 175 to 180 for a total of at least 40 minutes normally 50. I am 32, 5'8", and 160-165 pounds(don't own a scale)
I wish to lose body fat and get into better shape. Is doing 165-180 good for this? From reading other posts I think so but I have read where too much intensity can cause muscle loss instead of fat loss so I would like to avoid that if possible. I am performing some basic resistance training and ab work on the same day as the cardio.(cardio after the weights)
Also does it matter how I keep my heart rate up? I can either spin faster or increase the resistance to keep my heart rate up.
I also have noticed that after about 10 minutes of cardio I need to increase the intensity a little to keep my heart rate up. This normal?
Thanks
I purchased a HRM for riding my stationary bike. After going through its setup it would like to keep me between 120 something to 160. When I keep it at this level it doesn't seem like its very hard so I have been doing 165-180ish trying to do at least 10 minutes 175 to 180 for a total of at least 40 minutes normally 50. I am 32, 5'8", and 160-165 pounds(don't own a scale)
I wish to lose body fat and get into better shape. Is doing 165-180 good for this? From reading other posts I think so but I have read where too much intensity can cause muscle loss instead of fat loss so I would like to avoid that if possible. I am performing some basic resistance training and ab work on the same day as the cardio.(cardio after the weights)
Also does it matter how I keep my heart rate up? I can either spin faster or increase the resistance to keep my heart rate up.
I also have noticed that after about 10 minutes of cardio I need to increase the intensity a little to keep my heart rate up. This normal?
Thanks