i will be riding a bike and my heart rate will be monitored and i need to find out how to keep my heart rate low while riding the bike.thanks
2006-11-27 08:58:51 · 5 answers · asked by lynne 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You have to learn to control your breathing.
2006-11-27 09:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by gapeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to 'keep' your heart rate low is to properly condition yourself - there is no easy way to do this as conditioning takes time. What should your heart rate be? 50 to 90 at rest and with exercise a target rate of 85% of (220 minus your age) is widely accepted. For a 20 year old that means a target heart rate of 170. What if it is higher than that now with exercise but below 90 at rest? All that this would mean is that you are not well conditioned.
2006-11-27 09:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ride at a rate that's consistent with whatever shape you're in. There's no other trick. If you push hard, your heart rate will go up.
If you need to somehow pass a test, you need to get in shape.
2006-11-27 09:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by jplrvflyer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my understanding is that you cant keep your heart rate low unless you barely pedal the bike or just sit there on the bike and do nothing.
2006-11-27 09:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by kerrberr95 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
impossible!!! as long as you are riding, it will remain high.
2006-11-27 09:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋