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Originally Posted by Greg700
Higher heartrates make for a stronger cardiovascular system, so the range above 'fat burn' is typically a good training range for improving your cardiovascular endurance and health.
Of course, this is a very simplistic answer, and you can burn fat by running hard also as it will boost your metabilism for a long period of time. Same with heavy weight training as your body will raise your metabolism to help heal itself.
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Thanks, Greg (and others). This was very helpful for me... it all sounds familiar, but the details are fuzzy, so now I have a much better understanding of what these heart rates are meant to illustrate.
I was aiming to have a stronger cardio system for most of the summer, since I was doing a lot of intense hiking and road races... I trained mostly for running, and didn't have as much time for weights. And when I was an athlete in the past, I was just used to running at that pace (in the 160's). However, now that winter is coming up, I don't want to stay at that level... I still feel very good, easy breathing, after 30 mins of cardio, and I do like that. But it would be great to lose some fat, and to get back on the weights more consistently, and I guess take my cardio intensity down a notch. So we'll see how this goes.
