Comments on: Exercise, Heart Rate, & Power Output in the Heat http://collinsdc.com/blog/2009/08/03/41/ Commentary, articles, and thoughts on a wide range of health topics by Dr. Collins. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:32:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ACC http://collinsdc.com/blog/2009/08/03/41/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 ACC Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:32:21 +0000 http://collinsdc.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1215 Generally speaking, your tempo heart rates should be the same no matter what the temperature. In higher temperatures your body has to expend extra energy to account for the stress of the extra heat, thus physiologically you can't exert yourself as much in order to achieve a similar training effect metabolically. In other words, your training zones should be based on heart rate, not pace. Bodies have no conception of pace. They inherently understand intensity and duration. Determine your training heart rates and stick to them, no matter what the temperature. Good luck! Generally speaking, your tempo heart rates should be the same no matter what the temperature. In higher temperatures your body has to expend extra energy to account for the stress of the extra heat, thus physiologically you can’t exert yourself as much in order to achieve a similar training effect metabolically.

In other words, your training zones should be based on heart rate, not pace. Bodies have no conception of pace. They inherently understand intensity and duration. Determine your training heart rates and stick to them, no matter what the temperature.

Good luck!

]]> By: Allan Abrams http://collinsdc.com/blog/2009/08/03/41/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Allan Abrams Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:44:47 +0000 http://collinsdc.com/blog/?p=41#comment-1213 I am a distance runner and very interested in how temperature plays on heart rates. Is there any gauge or factoring I can use to adjust heart rates at say 80+ degrees to heart rates at 55 degrees? If my tempo pace at 55 degrees yields a HR of 155 how does that match a HR of 170 in 90 degree heat for the same run? thx I am a distance runner and very interested in how temperature plays on heart rates. Is there any gauge or factoring I can use to adjust heart rates at say 80+ degrees to heart rates at 55 degrees? If my tempo pace at 55 degrees yields a HR of 155 how does that match a HR of 170 in 90 degree heat for the same run?

thx

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