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CalculatedMaximumHeartRate&TargetTrainingZone
Yourtargetheartratedependsprimarilyuponyourage.Itisimportanttoworkwithinasafeandproductivezone,foriftheexerciseintensity
istoolowortoohigh,onlymodestgainswillbemadeinstrengthandcardio‐vascularfitness.Aworkoutataverylowintensitywillnotoffer
maximumbenefits.Conversely,iftheworkoutintensityistoohigh,injuryorfatiguemayslowtheprogressionofyourexercisegoalsasthe
bodyattemptstorecover.
Note: Itismosteffectivetotrainataheartratebetween60%and85%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Maximumheartrate
iscalculatedasapercentageofyourmaximumheartrate(estimatedas220BPMminusyourage).
Tocalculateyourmaximumheartrateandfindtheappropriatetargettrainingzone,usethefollowingformulas.Thefollowingestimation
wouldberelevantfora35year‐olduser:
220–35=185BPM (220–Age=CalculatedMaximumHeartRateinBeats‐per‐minute/BPM)
0.60x185=111BP
M (60%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=111BPM)
0.85x185=157BPM (85%of185BPM[CalculatedMaximumHeartRate]=157BPM)
Basedonthesecalculations,therecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforthisuserwouldbebetween111BPMand157BPM.Thegraphto
theleftdisplaystherecommendedheartratetrainingzoneforuserstwentyyearsofagetoseventy‐fiveyearsofage.
WORKOUTQUALITYANDQUANTITY
Itisrecommendedthatyouaccumulateatleastthirty(30)minutesofphysicalactivitymostdaysoftheweek.TheAmericanCollegeofSports
Medicinemakesthefollowingrecommendationsforthequantityandqualityoftrainingfordevelopingandmaintainingcardio‐respiratory
fitnessinhealthyadults:
Anactivitythatuseslargemusclegroups,maint
ainedcontinuously,andisrhythmicalandaerobicinnature.
Duration: 20to60minutesofcontinuousaerobicactivity,includingawarm ‐upandcool‐downperiodforeachsession.
Frequency: 3to5timesperweek.
Intensity: 60%to85%ofmaximumheartrate.
Inadditiontoaerobicexerc
ise,strengthtrainingofmoderateintensitytwiceperweekisrecommended.Womenespeciallymaybenefitfrom
weight‐bearingexercises.Selectactivitiesyouenjoyandcanfitintodailylife.HavingDiamondbackFitnessequipmentathomeoffersyouthe
opportunitytoworkoutwithoutgoingtothegym.
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