2024 cycling week 37

I started thinking about heart rate zones. I wondered if I was really doing too hard or not hard enough.

I was riding and trying to keep my heart rate below 150. However, according to my age, that is zone 4 and probably too hard for everyday. While I am cycling, I don’t feel like I am working hard. But when I am done, I feel it.

So, I am trying to exercise according to the heart rate zone appropriate to my age.that means riding slower. I had started riding slower on the weekends when I am doing errands. But it seems strange to not ride hard for exercise. Especially when it doesn’t feel hard while I am on the bike.

This week 98 miles

This year 4,109 miles

Streak 1,660 days