sear
Advisor, aka "bub"
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Greetings DP's,
I'm sear.
I'm 63 and conditions permitting bicycle 60 miles per week over paved hilly terrain.
But because of air temperature and that they sand the roads here, the bicycling season is only ~6 months long.
I'm up to 460 miles for the year, plan to reach 480 before nightfall.
BUT !!
For years that has left me in sedentary life-style 6 months of the year.
Decades ago I had a home gym routine of stationary bike, jump rope, bench weight-lifting, and belly-crunch type exercise.
My home has since been down-sized, is less than 400 square feet.
I don't have a heart-rate monitor, and don't know my target heart rate.
I'm not trying to be Schwarzenegger. I'd just like to maintain heart health, if 90 minutes three times a week will do it.
Jogging (the obvious choice) is not an option (thus the bicycling).
Any idea:
- What's the best (most accurate, most user friendly) heart-rate monitor? Is there any heart-rate monitor which records for potentially permanent, uploadable record, heart beat stats?
- I wouldn't rule out spending $1k on a Bow-Flex, or Stair-Stepper type machine; but simply don't have the space for it.
Many thanks.
s
I walk about 3 to 5 Miles with my Dog around 5 days a week.
I lift weights for an hour 3 times a week.
I hit the Driving Range for an hour and play Golf one or twice a week. Riding one time Walking the other, depending on the temp and course conditions.
... one night cap, 4 times a week (Bourbon/Rock) :mrgreen:
Why not just join a gym and use their equipment? Most of the cardio machines will have built in heart rate monitors so you can know pretty much exactly what your heart rate is at. I'm about a decade younger than you, but when doing cardio I try to keep my heart rate between 120 and 150, depending on my motivation and how I feel.
Gyms are much more inexpensive than they used to be, and a membership can be as low as $10/mth or even just $100/yr. Turns out they discovered that if they lower the price and drop the high pressure contract deals, more people will join, including lots of people who will join but never or rarely attend, thus allowing the gym to oversell memberships without having to expand. So the rates paid by people like me who go to the gym a lot, are subsidized by those people who join and rarely attend. I once read that 40% of the people who join Planet Fitness never, not even once, actually go, yet they will keep their memberships for months or even years because they always think they will start going tomorrow.
I have two memberships, both gyms are national chains, (totaling $55/mth) so I can go to any of their locations nationwide - that gives me choice of 5 gyms within a 15 minute drive from my house (I like to switch it up, try out different equipment, and see different faces sometimes). Both of my gyms allow 24 hour access (I have a key to one, the other is staffed 24 hours).
One $10/mth or $15/mth membership would be fine for most people. All of our local gyms have 3 or more different types of cardio machines, some may have as many as 10 types of cardio machines, plus freeweights, weight machines, massage chairs, kettle bells, beach ball thingies, etc. It's a heck of a lot cheaper that purchasing your own equipment, and I enjoy getting out of the house to work out.
Agreed.
I'm 56 - was a competitive weightlifter in my youth and still lift, though not nearly as heavy. I may be biased but there is nothing better for overall strength and joint health than properly done weight training. And, at our age, it doesn't need to take long. 3 sets of 5 to 10 reps of a small number of multijoint exercises (squats, bench press, press, deadlift and power clean if you can handle them) done a couple times a week is all it takes. Just make sure you learn the form correctly and make sure you increase the weight each session - even it's only a pound.
Greetings DP's,
I'm sear.
I'm 63 and conditions permitting bicycle 60 miles per week over paved hilly terrain.
But because of air temperature and that they sand the roads here, the bicycling season is only ~6 months long.
I'm up to 460 miles for the year, plan to reach 480 before nightfall.
BUT !!
For years that has left me in sedentary life-style 6 months of the year.
Decades ago I had a home gym routine of stationary bike, jump rope, bench weight-lifting, and belly-crunch type exercise.
My home has since been down-sized, is less than 400 square feet.
I don't have a heart-rate monitor, and don't know my target heart rate.
I'm not trying to be Schwarzenegger. I'd just like to maintain heart health, if 90 minutes three times a week will do it.
Jogging (the obvious choice) is not an option (thus the bicycling).
Any idea:
- What's the best (most accurate, most user friendly) heart-rate monitor? Is there any heart-rate monitor which records for potentially permanent, uploadable record, heart beat stats?
- I wouldn't rule out spending $1k on a Bow-Flex, or Stair-Stepper type machine; but simply don't have the space for it.
Many thanks.
s
Thank you Fl."you need not have to do any impact sport, including cycling. If you are fit I doubt you need to do more than walking 90 minutes a day" Fl
...
The heart-rate monitor should help answer some questions.
Because it's not cardiovascular."Why not think of cold weather outdoor activity, like climbing the 46 high peaks where you live, or hiking, or rock climbing?" #15
BUT !!...
I've already been hiking with the Adirondack Mountain Club, and I've spoken specifically with a few members that are members of the -46 high peaks- club you mention.
And I've already got rappelling equipment.
BUT !!
It would take longer for me to get to each destination than the amount of time I have for the cardio.
And by and large neither hiking nor rappelling is an adequate cardiovascular workout.
Greetings DP's,
I'm sear.
I'm 63 and conditions permitting bicycle 60 miles per week over paved hilly terrain.
But because of air temperature and that they sand the roads here, the bicycling season is only ~6 months long.
I'm up to 460 miles for the year, plan to reach 480 before nightfall.
BUT !!
For years that has left me in sedentary life-style 6 months of the year.
Decades ago I had a home gym routine of stationary bike, jump rope, bench weight-lifting, and belly-crunch type exercise.
My home has since been down-sized, is less than 400 square feet.
I don't have a heart-rate monitor, and don't know my target heart rate.
I'm not trying to be Schwarzenegger. I'd just like to maintain heart health, if 90 minutes three times a week will do it.
Jogging (the obvious choice) is not an option (thus the bicycling).
Any idea:
- What's the best (most accurate, most user friendly) heart-rate monitor? Is there any heart-rate monitor which records for potentially permanent, uploadable record, heart beat stats?
- I wouldn't rule out spending $1k on a Bow-Flex, or Stair-Stepper type machine; but simply don't have the space for it.
Many thanks.
s
A #15
Thanks.
I've already been hiking with the Adirondack Mountain Club, and I've spoken specifically with a few members that are members of the -46 high peaks- club you mention.
And I've already got rappelling equipment.
BUT !!
It would take longer for me to get to each destination than the amount of time I have for the cardio.
And by and large neither hiking nor rappelling is an adequate cardiovascular workout.
Sources vary. But my sources indicate my maximum exercise heart-rate should be 157 *
my target range should be 79 - 134 BPM,
or an exercise BPM of 126.
I'm in a scramble to find an accurate heart-rate monitor (available in wristwatch form) that:
a) Have uploadable data, and
b) Format it automatically into chart form, so I don't have to tediously input the data into spreadsheet, Powerpoint, or some other intermediate software.
It's ASTOUNDING how difficult they make shopping for simple features like that. It's the reason I don't already own and use one.
* The formula for determining this is: 220 minus your age
Because it's not cardiovascular.
And because to make it a cardiovascular workout would render it high impact, and at my age that's automatically ruled out.
As Fl #11 observes, bicycling can be marginal, though so far I don't have a problem with it. I already have 620 miles for the year, and hope to reach 1,500 miles before end of season.
NOTE:
BPM targets can have different reasons. A lower BPM target may help burn fat. The higher BPM target promotes cardiovascular health.
A stationary bike might set one steady exertion level.
But my bicycles have two wheels each, and the terrain here is hilly. So sometimes I coast, and sometimes I climb hills in a fairly low gear (that's when the flesh-munching bugs get you).
Greetings DP's,
I'm sear.
I'm 63 and conditions permitting bicycle 60 miles per week over paved hilly terrain.
But because of air temperature and that they sand the roads here, the bicycling season is only ~6 months long.
I'm up to 460 miles for the year, plan to reach 480 before nightfall.
BUT !!
For years that has left me in sedentary life-style 6 months of the year.
Decades ago I had a home gym routine of stationary bike, jump rope, bench weight-lifting, and belly-crunch type exercise.
My home has since been down-sized, is less than 400 square feet.
I don't have a heart-rate monitor, and don't know my target heart rate.
I'm not trying to be Schwarzenegger. I'd just like to maintain heart health, if 90 minutes three times a week will do it.
Jogging (the obvious choice) is not an option (thus the bicycling).
Any idea:
- What's the best (most accurate, most user friendly) heart-rate monitor? Is there any heart-rate monitor which records for potentially permanent, uploadable record, heart beat stats?
- I wouldn't rule out spending $1k on a Bow-Flex, or Stair-Stepper type machine; but simply don't have the space for it.
Many thanks.
s
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