ZONE 2- A zone to develop your aerobic capacity. Burning
mostly fat, secondary sugar. You are teaching the body to burn fat here. You
can talk to your neighbor but your body has an urge to go faster.
ZONE 3- This is a zone to be in to burn the most fat and
sugar. This is where you are building your aerobic endurance. You feel heat in
the muscles, its tough, but you can work through it. You notice your breathing
has sped up possibly and you’re teaching your body to go longer and stronger.
Anaerobic Threshold- This is the line where your body shifts
from burning fat to burning more sugar. Your breathing is more labored, your
mouth may open and you may only be able to speak a few words to your neighbor.
This is the line on our fitness level that we want to push up to be able to
stay in zone 3 longer and be able to burn fat longer.
ZONE 4- Heavy breathing, very difficult. We have reached the
other side of that Anaerobic Threshold line and we are pulling it up at this
point to be able to increase our time spent in Zone 3. We are mostly burning
sugar here, and can only stay in this zone for short bursts before looking for
a way out. Great for training for races.
Heart rate monitors are great to wear especially during a
CYCLE class, due to its constant movement. When you reach your anaerobic
threshold you can see what your heart rate is. When you pass AT and reach a
point where you can only sustain for no more than 60 seconds and as little as
20 seconds you will realize your maximum heart rate and can work from there.
Resistance training/weight training is great for
developing efficiency in higher caloric burn. 1# of muscle burns 30-50 calories
whereas 1# of fat burns approx 3 calories.
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