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Finding target heart rate for cardio?

raiderfanusa Posts: 139 Joined: 2002/06/06	2006/11/16, 11:16 AM Anyone know a good resource for helping me find what my target heart rate should be for Cardio? -------------- "Do the right Things" and "Do Things Right". You will succeed.
raiderfanusa Posts: 139 Joined: 2002/06/06	2006/11/16, 11:38 AM What do you know, I found exactly what i was looking for using the search. I love this site! -------------- "Do the right Things" and "Do Things Right". You will succeed.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/11/16, 12:16 PM Forget about 'target' heart rate...cardio is all about burning calories. There is no 'magic' number where all of a sudden your body uses more fat for fuel. You really have very little control over what substrate your body uses. -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
raiderfanusa Posts: 139 Joined: 2002/06/06	2006/11/16, 12:25 PM Thanks BB1fit, I was just doing a little reading and seen some of your posts on cardio. I weight train 5 days a week and wanted to add cardio after my workout to lower my too high body fat %. However after what I just learned this morning from reading some good posts is that I should do cardio on one or two of the off days as I do not want to loose the lean mass that will in the long run help me loose the fat. I was wanting to make sure my heart rate was high enough but safe. I found that information and will put it to good use on cardio only days. Again Thanks! -------------- "Do the right Things" and "Do Things Right". You will succeed.