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I had a stress test a few years ago and they found out that my pulmonary artery is somewhat narrow. I asked the cardiologist about it, he told me " You lived with it for 51 years without an issue". I always wondered why I had a hard time building endurance even at my peak fitness when I was riding 4-5 days a week. Now I know, so my hopes of becoming and Olympic marathoner are gone I can just go ride for fun.
Genetics plays such a big role in endurance, musculature, flexibility and weight that there is no one size fits all way to exercise and loose weight. Good luck to all us old guys out there trying to stay in some kind of shape.
The primary form of cardio I actually enjoy is basketball. Wednesday night is Old Man Basketball night, which is usually about 2 hours long. This particular session was when I was in what I'd consider pretty darn good shape, and we had an unusually intense set of games:
I also try to play monday and friday for an hour. My alternate form of cardio is the stairstepping machine, which I can only stand for about half an hour before I get so bored I want to jump out the window. So I try to go pretty hard, but not necessarily for a long time. This session was 2000m of the rower (which is all I can stand), stair stepper, then lifting upper body stuff. This would typically be a supplemental session when I can't play bball or ride. I try to get about 5 cardio days in a week ideally.
And lastly, for comparison's sake, here's me riding recently. You can pretty clearly see when I was on the MX track pushing, version more random riding. My fuel pump went out later this day so I've only been able to ride 2 or 3 times this year, then I just when I got that fixed, I tore my hamstring playing basketball
Heart rate training is not going to help you burn fat if you are eating more calories then you burn...
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If you wanted a true answer, maybe do a stress test on your heart at a trainer/clinic. The information they get from them will give you better recommendation then a fit bit. I would not take advice from a device that knows nothing else about you other then your age and weight.
Rest are of me practicing or racing. There’s nothing like moto to keep that sustained heart bangin’
This one I’ve learned about drinking enough, but also what to add into the water to not cause problems. Too much water flushes electrolytes out of your blood. I add pink Himalayan sea salt to my water to fix that.
On a mountain bike I max 171-175 when I push hard, but average 150’s on a good day when I’m feeling it and 160’s on a bad day when I’m not or if it’s after it’s rained and the dirt is sticky like riding on a drag strip.
Also to go with hydration the temperature plays a big part as well. When it’s cooler out my average and max are noticeably lower on track. When the temp goes up so do my numbers.
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