Yes. Do it every day + fasting if you are overweight. Get a cheap smartwatch so you can track your walks. Tracking makes sure you do it everyday. If you really don't feel like doing 3k walk on a certain day, at least try to get a one km in walk and don't feel pressured to make up for that short walk the following days. What's important is the habit. After 6 months you will feel better and be able to do more, heart rate should improve.
No you need more than that. Couch to 5k lowered my resting heart rate from 120bpm to 80bpm in three weeks. Currently 65bpm resting but I stopped tracking my pulse for some reason so idk when it reached the 60s.
That's ~3km 3 times a week midway through the programme.
By the end of the programme you're capable of doing 5km 3 times a week but it's genuinely piss easy and you'll wonder why you ever found it difficult.
Currently I do cardio twice a week, 5k on Tuesday, 12-3-30 on Thursday (treadmill set to 12 degrees incline, 3mph, walk for 30 mins and gradually increase weight in backpacks), plus a 12 minute jog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to warm up before lifting.
no he doesn't. Why the fuck would you want to have him fuck his knees and roll his ankles when he could just walk with a weighted vest and achieve the same outcome
>a running programme designed for people with zero running fitness or experience will fuck his knees and roll his ankles >walk around town with a weighted vest instead
>Couch to 5k lowered my resting heart rate from 120bpm to 80bpm in three weeks. Currently 65bpm resting
How the fuck? I've already reached 5k but my resting rate still won't go below 80
3x hour cardio(one 155 bpm average, 2 medium/light) 3x weightlifting plus high walking job. And this is a huge one. 15%ish bodyfat. When I have fatty hamburger or something it drops to like 35bpm lol
I dunno man walking about 3 miles a day helped with my weight loss. Can't say it helped with resting heart rate but it takes alot more movement to get north of 120 nowadays.
A fast paced walk can be a good source of cardio. Just keep up a pace and make sure your heart rate is elevated. This really only applies if you're a fat fuck. If you're a twig and even a fast walk isn't doing it than fuckin run.
No
I've had a rhr at 80 or higher no matter what
Even 30+ miles/wk running it never drops
Tbh it's not worth worrying about, you know your fitness like if going up stairs gasses you then you're tracking you're unfit
lol no you lazy fuck
You need to get your heart rate above 120 and keep it there for an hour, three-four times a week.
Lifting weights does not count as cardio
>You need to get your heart rate above 120
walking does increase my heart rate significantly like 120+
See a doctor immediately
It does the same for me.
His resting heart rate is 100, he's basically dead already.
The time to worry about this was 20 years ago.
>to 60s
That's still a fat fuck heart rate. Mine is like 48-50 and I'm not even that athletic.
>That's still a fat fuck heart rate.
No it's not
I weigh over 250lbs and my resting heart rate is 70-75. How is this possible?
120+bpm during medium pace walking is totally normal grandpa
Can I do 6x30min instead?
It's the best form of cardio. It's much better when there are ups and downs in the range of 100-160 than your pathetic 120 all the time.
P.s.: i don't do any other cardio than walking a lot or hiking. Rest pulse is 55. I run circles in the gym.
he said ABOVE 120 you idiot
Ans I said when it goes down below 120 and above 140 is a much bette rcardio that your autistic above 120 all the time.
My heart rate stays around 130 when im resting inbetween sets, and like 160-180 during a set
(not OP)
what if my heart rate is above 120 all the time
You're probably about to die
Stop worrying
(because it all will be over soon)
I dunno, if it does it will take a fuckload of time though. That's like lifting just the barbell with no weights.
Yes. Do it every day + fasting if you are overweight. Get a cheap smartwatch so you can track your walks. Tracking makes sure you do it everyday. If you really don't feel like doing 3k walk on a certain day, at least try to get a one km in walk and don't feel pressured to make up for that short walk the following days. What's important is the habit. After 6 months you will feel better and be able to do more, heart rate should improve.
if you're not sweating and out of breath its not a good cardio work out
no, but it's better than nothing OP
No you need more than that. Couch to 5k lowered my resting heart rate from 120bpm to 80bpm in three weeks. Currently 65bpm resting but I stopped tracking my pulse for some reason so idk when it reached the 60s.
That's ~3km 3 times a week midway through the programme.
By the end of the programme you're capable of doing 5km 3 times a week but it's genuinely piss easy and you'll wonder why you ever found it difficult.
Currently I do cardio twice a week, 5k on Tuesday, 12-3-30 on Thursday (treadmill set to 12 degrees incline, 3mph, walk for 30 mins and gradually increase weight in backpacks), plus a 12 minute jog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to warm up before lifting.
no he doesn't. Why the fuck would you want to have him fuck his knees and roll his ankles when he could just walk with a weighted vest and achieve the same outcome
but running is fun
>a running programme designed for people with zero running fitness or experience will fuck his knees and roll his ankles
>walk around town with a weighted vest instead
>Couch to 5k lowered my resting heart rate from 120bpm to 80bpm in three weeks. Currently 65bpm resting
How the fuck? I've already reached 5k but my resting rate still won't go below 80
Yeah but you have to do it everyday.
That's the hard part
Have 40ish BPM at rest. Cardio x3 for me but any sort of elevated heartrate will do.
>40 ish resting bpm
Holy shit anon. What's your cardio routine?
3x hour cardio(one 155 bpm average, 2 medium/light) 3x weightlifting plus high walking job. And this is a huge one. 15%ish bodyfat. When I have fatty hamburger or something it drops to like 35bpm lol
I dunno man walking about 3 miles a day helped with my weight loss. Can't say it helped with resting heart rate but it takes alot more movement to get north of 120 nowadays.
A fast paced walk can be a good source of cardio. Just keep up a pace and make sure your heart rate is elevated. This really only applies if you're a fat fuck. If you're a twig and even a fast walk isn't doing it than fuckin run.
No
I've had a rhr at 80 or higher no matter what
Even 30+ miles/wk running it never drops
Tbh it's not worth worrying about, you know your fitness like if going up stairs gasses you then you're tracking you're unfit