Okay so for the month and a half I have been working out religiously (and dropped 15 pounds… see my “I need to lose stomach fat” topic I posted in May.)
I have kinda reached an exercise plateau. It’s not that I can’t work out for longer, it’s that I’m having trouble keeping my heart rate up. I jog faster than I used to, but my heart rate is lower than my target. But then if I try to speed up, I my legs get tired out too easily. It’s like my heart is stronger than the rest of my body. So I don’t know what to do, any suggestions? I’ve been increasing my pace on intervals during my jogs, which seems to be helping a little, but if anyone has any insight i’d be greatly appreciative.
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thanks for the suggestions! i already do strength training. i swim 5000 yards 2 or 3 times a week (it’s my shortcut to get cardio and strength in at once lol). i do some weights when i’m at the gym (i hate exercising indoors) so usually only once or twice a week.
i chose running routes with more hills this week and noticed a big difference, really got my heart pumping! i’m also working on increasing the length of my workouts to keep it challenging. i think im going to look for those gloves you were talking about too.
i’m fortunate enough to have a free gym membership to my university’s gym (which is pretty outrageous i may add lol). i live in texas so i know all about 100-degree weather. i always either go jogging at 7:30 AM (before it gets hot) or 7:30 PM (when it starts to cool down but early enough so I’m done before dark).
i tried to jog at noon the other day because i woke up late and had plans in the evening that prevented me from going on my run later. i should have just hopped on my bike and gone to the gym but i didn’t feel like it. anyway it was probably like 100 degrees out… i only lasted 20 minutes! i usually go for an hour. so then i felt like a failure and went to the gym anyway. the heat is just so oppressive.