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Anonymous
I've got a question for you, /fit/.

I'm trying to burn off my winter weight and I have this treadmill that has an electronic device that goes around my chest. It broadcasts my heart rate to the treadmill and the treadmill adjusts rate and incline accordingly to keep me at a pre-set heart rate.

My question is, what's the ideal heart rate for maximum weight loss? I have no pre-existing medical conditions and my pulse is regularly around 65-70 bpm.

For weight control I've read 120 bpm, but this is incredibly slow. Aerobic training is 140 (still seemed easy to me), and anaerobic training is 160 with maximum effort around 180.

I was thinking 165, but does this put me out of a prime fat-burning range?
>> Anonymous
Nobody knows the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise and which one burns the most fat?
>> Anonymous
The higher your heart rate the more cals get burned after the workout. With low heart rate you can stay longer on the treadmill. If you want a time efficient training do HIIT.
>> Anonymous
Anaerobic exercise is going to wear you down much faster. Keep your heart rate at about 155 and you should be pretty good without hitting the wall or stressing your body too much.
>> Anonymous
50-65% will maximize burning FAT as opposed to carbs or protein in your body

the ideal heart rate for max weight loss is to switch every 30 seconds from trying to get to 50% to trying to get to 90%. It's called high intensity interval training, and it is superior for weight loss.

Also if your pulse is regularly 65-70, isn't that an unhealthy resting HR, /fit/? Mine is 55 resting. I think 60 is average.

If you're that concerned with getting into a max fat burning range and staying there, you should find your max heart rate by running treadmill faster and faster until you die

after you die, take 50% of...oh nvm