I'm so excited- today I measured myself for an online fitness toolon the prevention magazine website- and I've lost 3 inches off my waist!
When I discover things like this in my weight loss it energizes me to keep going.
Tonight I ref two hockey games so I should definitely have a calorie deficit to keep the momentum going!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Heart rate?
Once upon a time in college - I worked with a trainer and he figured out what my heart rate should be when I work out to maximize my weight/fat loss. I've recently been wondering how he figured this out. So I did some research.
220 - age = MHR - RHR x .65 + RHR = 65 percent of MHR
(OK, ok, here’s the breakdown)
• Subtract your age from 220 to get your MHR
• Subtract your RHR from your MHR and multiply that number by .65
• Add your RHR to this total
• The number you get now is 65 percent of your maximum heart rate
Whoa- looks confusing but here's the low down:
220-26= 199 is my MHR or Maximum heart Rate
And I counted my resting heart rate or RHR to be 66. So....
199-66= 133
133 x .65= 86.45 +66= 152.45 BPM
When I ref, inline skate and what not, I'm going to track if I'm getting up to that number.
On a side note: my weight is still under 180- by a pound. And I did a medicine ball workout this a.m. to build up my strength again.
220 - age = MHR - RHR x .65 + RHR = 65 percent of MHR
(OK, ok, here’s the breakdown)
• Subtract your age from 220 to get your MHR
• Subtract your RHR from your MHR and multiply that number by .65
• Add your RHR to this total
• The number you get now is 65 percent of your maximum heart rate
Whoa- looks confusing but here's the low down:
220-26= 199 is my MHR or Maximum heart Rate
And I counted my resting heart rate or RHR to be 66. So....
199-66= 133
133 x .65= 86.45 +66= 152.45 BPM
When I ref, inline skate and what not, I'm going to track if I'm getting up to that number.
On a side note: my weight is still under 180- by a pound. And I did a medicine ball workout this a.m. to build up my strength again.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Being honest
So, with Teagan refussing to nurse I gained about 5 lbs from where I started- pushing me up to 184. Now, my body has adjusted and I am back down to 179- which is a relief to be going back down the scale and not continuing up. Reffing 3 nights this past week for a total of 6 games definitely helped too! I'm off to ref more games this evening.
Also, with my project of keeping only what I "need" from my fitness magazines- workouts and recipies, I have been doing some workouts at home. I also invested in a medicine ball and already had resistance bands- so that is going to help as well.
Also, with my project of keeping only what I "need" from my fitness magazines- workouts and recipies, I have been doing some workouts at home. I also invested in a medicine ball and already had resistance bands- so that is going to help as well.
Revision
I have been informed by Randy that my original virtual models do not depict me accurately. Above are the revisions to my starting and goal weight virtual models as approved by Randy.
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