Daily Motivation #6
If you want to work at 80% of your max to get the most out of your workouts, how do you know what that is, if you have never pushed yourself to your limit. Everyones work load is different. Heart rate is a great indicator of work load, but some bodies can push past the typical mathematical equation of Target heart rate zone= 220-age x (percentage of workload) This means that if you want to work at 80% of your workload and you are 20 years old (for easier math), you would do:
220-20 x .80= 160. So you would want your heart rate to be at about 160 beat per minute. This is a standard and very effective, but some athletes can go past that and feel amazing and some people that are completely new to fitness or any type of exercise should not get near this number.
Use your body as an indicator as well. Push to your limits at least once to see where you can go and how strong you are. Then work just above your comfort level to get the BEST RESULTS!
Remember: Everyday is a different day. Some days you may wake up and feel wonderful, powerful, stonger, energetic and highly motivated. Other days you may wake up, tired, hungry, unmotivated and lazy, but you still go out there and do your best! You push past the hard days, and the easy days will be even EASIER!!
Michelle Rotell
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