Are You Reaching Your Fat Burning Heart Rate?

What is Your Fat Burning Heart RateYour fat burning heart rate is an indicator of how quickly your heart needs to beat every minute to reach your body’s best calorie usage.  Just because your heart is racing, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll see a lower number on the bathroom scale. After all, your heartbeats will pick up for many reasons, including stress and anxiety.  Moreover, you’ll need to keep up that level for a sustained amount of time to burn through enough calories to make a measurable difference. That said, it is an indicator that can help you to ensure you’re pushing your workouts to the right intensity to reach your goals.

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How to Enjoy Your Workout and Even Look Forward to It

How to Enjoy Your WorkoutWondering if it’s possible to enjoy your workout when it’s never been the case before? That’s a very good question. After all, it’s hard to keep doing something regularly over the long term when you loathe it.  If the last thing you want to do at the start of your day or after you’ve just had a long and busy day is exercise, you’re not likely to do it often. The good news is that it’s possible to teach yourself to like exercising, so it will be much easier to keep it up.

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