Originally Posted by notfred
I'm confused.... you're trying to keep your heart rate low? Why?
HR is an indicator of how hard your muscles are working. If they consistantly overwork, you slow down over the commute. If you igore these muscle burn-out warning signs, they get damaged. You go still slower (for the same effort), and it can take up to a year to heal-out.
Consistenly at the end of Aug, my commute times slow down. So I got a HRM and set @80%. My HR was rev'n like an engine to 80% as soon as I get on the bike --till the end of the ride...like no zone except anerobic.
It's been about 3 weeks and my heart is learniing to drop down during the ride. I arrive less tired. But I had to slow down 7MPH ON THE FLATS AND DECENTS TO ACHIEVE THAT!
Never the smug type...but it's very humbling!
