How do I calculate my heart training zone?

You can calculate your maximum heart rate by subtracting your age from 220. For example, if you’re 45 years old, subtract 45 from 220 to get a maximum heart rate of 175. This is the average maximum number of times your heart should beat per minute during exercise.

What should my 5 heart rate zones be?

Five heart rate zones

Zone	Intensity	Percentage of HRmax
Zone 2	Light	60–70%
Zone 3	Moderate	70–80%
Zone 4	Hard	80–90%
Zone 5	Maximum	90–100%

How long should you stay in zone 5?

Zone 5 in this seven-zone chart is the VO2 max zone. Depending on the person, duration can be up to 8 minutes (but that would be *really* hard—elite athlete level hard). Three minutes in Zone 5 (106%–120% of FTP) is doable for most relatively fit people, especially at the lower end of that percentage.

How long can you stay in zone 5?

Which heart rate zone is best for weight loss Garmin?

Fat-burning zone: 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate The body makes increased use of its fat stores in this heart rate zone. The cardiovascular system also gets a good workout.

Is it bad to workout in Zone 5?

There are some serious consequences of hanging out too long in this zone. First, with the high levels of acidosis from the presence of lactic acid, muscle cell enzymes are affected. That is, the enzymes that are responsible for aerobic metabolism are sabotaged, and one’s aerobic endurance capacity is hurt.

How long is too long in Zone 5?

How often should you exercise in Zone 5?

Peter summarizes his typical week of exercise: 2 bouts of zone 5. Stability is sprinkled into pretty much every day with maybe one day of a longer, more dedicated 60-minute session around stability.