What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

On the Biggest Loser last night, the trainers had them getting up to 180 heart rate, that pretty high intensity, it should burn some fat if yo u can sustain it.

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What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

depends on your weight

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

You want to get it up to 85% of your MAX heart rate.

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

This differs for all people as everyone is of different fitness but I do know that if u get yourself to sweat and u can feel your heart pounding that u r burning fat. Try to get yourself into a sweat for between 10-30mins depending on your fitness level. All the best :)

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

Here is the Target Heart Rate Calculator. You have to enter your personal criteria: your age and fitness level. Then click on the calculate button and you%26#039;ve got it!

http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstool...

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

It depends on how much you weigh and your amount of actual body fat.

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

Heart rate in an indication that you are burning calories because your body uses more oxygen when you burn calories so you breath faster and your heart pumps blood through your lungs faster so your muscles get the oxygen to burn fat.

Burning is literal, the fuel is fat and sugar and the oxidizer is oxygen from your lungs and this is burned creating CO2 and some byproducts that are removed by your kidneys when you urinate.

What does your heart rate have to be to burn fat?

If you%26#039;re new to exercise, or had a long lay off you want to start off at around 60% of your maximum HR, for more than 30mins per session.

If you%26#039;re already doing some training, you need to raise your game and spend as much time as possible (but at least 20mins per session) at a higher heart rate - 80-85% of maximum is achievable for most people (in good health) and higher level athletes can spend significant periods at around 90%.

Depending on your level and the type of sport/ event you are training for, you may wish to do some anaerobic training also - working as close to maximum HR for short bursts between lower intensity bouts to recover. This is for more advanced athletes.

Do not fall for the %26quot;fat burning zone%26quot; trap. Working at low intensities for a long time only really works for very unfit people, or those who are injured, elderly, or have other reason to limit their exercise. Although at this lower intensity the percentage of calories burned coming from fat stores is high, the overall calorific requirement is low. The body also adapts to this within a fairlyt brief space of time (up to 12 weeks) and will stop allowing fat stores to be plundered. Training at a high intensity burns a lot of calories. Although there is a more even spread of energy provision from fat, protein and carbohydrate at high intensity, you still burn more fat in total than at lower intensity work.

With high intensity work you also get afterburn - due to increased metabolic activity you continue to burn a greater ammount of calories after you finish your workout.

Higher intensities of exercise will also give you better cardiovascular fitness.

To work out how fast your heart should be beating, follow this formula:-

Subtract your age from 220

Now subtract your resting heart rate

Multiply the number by the percentage of maximum intensity you want to work at (e.g. 80%)

Now add your resting heart rate back on

e.g.

220-30= 190

190-60= 130

130x80%=104

104+60=164