BENEFITS OF HEART RATE TRAINING
When you exercise you don’t always have to go faster, harder or for longer to get the most out of your training session.
Listen to your heart to train at the right intensity, and you’ll get the effect you are looking for.
Intensity (% of HRmax)
Maximum 90-100%
Benefits:
Develops maximum performance and speed
Feels like:
Very exhausting for breathing and muscles
Recommended for:
Fit people and athletic training
Hard
80-90%
Benefits:
Increases maximum performance capacity
Feels like:
Muscular fatigue and heavy breathing
Recommended for:
Everybody for shorter exercises
Moderate
70-80%
Benefits:
Improves aerobic fitness
Feels like:
Light muscular strain, easy breathing, moderate sweating
Recommended for:
Everybody for moderately long exercises
Light
60-70%
Benefits:
Improves basic endurance and fat burning
Feels like:
Comfortable, easy breathing, low muscle load, light sweating
Recommended for:
Everybody for longer and frequently repeated shorter exercises
Very Light
50-60%
Benefits:
Improves overall health and helps recovery
Feels like:
Very easy for breathing and muscles
Recommended for:
Weight management and active recovery