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Old December 11th 16, 01:08 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Joerg[_2_]
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Default Age and Heart Rates

On 2016-12-10 14:05, Phil Lee wrote:
Joerg considered Sat, 10 Dec 2016
11:22:19 -0800 the perfect time to write:

On 2016-12-05 09:21, wrote:
I am seldom riding with the local old folks group because they have a
habit of racing all the time. Then 3/4ths of the way into a ride they
get really tired and are dragging up the final hills.

I don't like climbing as fast as possible nor trying to keep up on
the flats to people 5 years older than me that are maintaining heart
rates at 90%. And this is directly out of the box with not one minute
of warm-up.

Now I like to exercise at elevated rates so riding with the "easy"
groups is out. But I don't riding with people whose objective is to
beat someone else to the top of the hill as if this proves them
superior. And this soon degenerates into not waiting for the slower
members.

Unfortunately, these acts of proving one's self better than others
can significantly shorten the live's of those over 55.

If you are one of those that must prove yourself on every ride there
is a target rate on
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Health...1_Article.jsp#

If you regularly ride above these rates you are a heart attack
waiting to happen. Not to mention that often you are pulling the
entire group above their safe zones.

Let's ride as smart as well as fast.


What is a good way to gauge the heart rate if the bike is not equipped
with a whole smorgasbord of medical devices such as pulse meters? Taking
one hand off the bar and counting wrist pulses isn't very safe in most
places around here.


You can get an HRM on watches these days, and it wouldn't surprise me
if a small bluetooth device were available to allow you to log it to a
smartphone.
Edit: Yes -
http://www.bestheartratemonitor.org/...r-smartphones/

Allegedly, there are apps which allow the camera on a smartphone to do
the job, although keeping one finger over the lens while cycling may
be a challenge.



Minor problem: I ain't got no smart phone. Some day I may cave in but so
far I can't see the ROI of it. In the UK you probably have better deals,
the lowest one here is $35 plus tax per months. Only makes sense if you
really use it.



I sometimes get carried away on long boring stretches and find myself
riding full tilt. Whatever "the engine" can deliver goes into the
pedals. But I usually don't become tired after an hour. Or two. Or four.
Is that a good enough indicator to be in the healthy zone?


That and the time taken for heartrate to return to normal after the
end of the exertion


Usually I am not out of breath for long. Of course, currently I don't
know what my heart rate is at that point. I try not to redline it too often.

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