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bugshaw at 05:16pm on 06/02/2007
bugshaw at 05:16pm on 06/02/2007Is one's cardiovascular system related to one's metabolism?
I ask because I had a session with a personal trainer at the gym today (they had a free offer). It started with testing my range of motion (generally excellent), looking for imbalances (my back muscles are tighter than my abs, which surprised me and affects my posture, also my lats and hip flexors), asking stuff, then we went on to do some exercises.
He had me try a couple of cable pull exercises for chest and torso strengthening, and squats with a gym ball against a wall, which I would next do as a circuit with no gaps to try to exert myself. He lent me a heart rate monitor, and I got started! Halfway through the third exercise he took a reading - "80! I've never seen a heart rate that low. You must have one hell of a cardiovascular system!"
It got up to 150+ after a minute or so flat out on the cross trainer.
If my CV system is that efficient, could that be one reason I find it hard to lose weight? Does my low heart rate mean my metabolism doesn't get kicked up a notch? Or does the body not work this way?
I ask because I had a session with a personal trainer at the gym today (they had a free offer). It started with testing my range of motion (generally excellent), looking for imbalances (my back muscles are tighter than my abs, which surprised me and affects my posture, also my lats and hip flexors), asking stuff, then we went on to do some exercises.
He had me try a couple of cable pull exercises for chest and torso strengthening, and squats with a gym ball against a wall, which I would next do as a circuit with no gaps to try to exert myself. He lent me a heart rate monitor, and I got started! Halfway through the third exercise he took a reading - "80! I've never seen a heart rate that low. You must have one hell of a cardiovascular system!"
It got up to 150+ after a minute or so flat out on the cross trainer.
If my CV system is that efficient, could that be one reason I find it hard to lose weight? Does my low heart rate mean my metabolism doesn't get kicked up a notch? Or does the body not work this way?
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