Hi
I've been bike riding now for 5 months and ride 3 to 4 times a week averaging about 150km per week. I wear a heart rate monitor and averagre about 150 BPM. when I started riding my maximum heart rate was 180bpm but on rides where I do a lot of hill work it now peaks at 196 bpm.
I'm 43 years of age and since I started riding have lost 12 kilo in weight and still need to drop another 6 to 7 kilo so the riding is working well but I'm have a few concerns about the max heart rate increases that I'm seeing.
Look forward to your feedback as to whether the increase in my max bpm is good or bad
I've been bike riding now for 5 months and ride 3 to 4 times a week averaging about 150km per week. I wear a heart rate monitor and averagre about 150 BPM. when I started riding my maximum heart rate was 180bpm but on rides where I do a lot of hill work it now peaks at 196 bpm.
I'm 43 years of age and since I started riding have lost 12 kilo in weight and still need to drop another 6 to 7 kilo so the riding is working well but I'm have a few concerns about the max heart rate increases that I'm seeing.
Look forward to your feedback as to whether the increase in my max bpm is good or bad