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How is one’s heart rate connected to exercise? What does it often tell you about your movement? Tune in and find out!

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Maximum Heart Rate

[0:41] The maximum heart rate of a person can be computed by subtracting their age from 220 for men and 226 for women. The idea when this formula was made was to get a baseline of a person’s max heart rate. It was then discovered that the percentage of heart rate had a direct correlation to how much fat a person was burning vs carbohydrates. The higher the heart rate doing cardio, the more carbohydrates being used. And, the lower the heart rate, the more fat is burned.

[04:19] It’s important to work at all levels. To strengthen your heart, it needs to exert effort. It’s better to have a blende ...