Hot Yoga
When I was doing yoga a though occurred to me. Heart zones are sports specific, and I have different zones for cycling vs running or swimming. I wonder what my zones for yoga would be.
My max HR for cycling is about 190 and running is closer to 200. I’ll bet hot yoga would be more like a 170 max. I’m going to try resetting my zones for yoga to see how many calories I burn. They claim that you can burn 400-600 calories in a class, but I am always burning way less than that, even though it’s intense.
I know that the EPOC (afterburn) keeps my metabolism elevated for quite some time after a class. It takes a while to return to homeostasis (normal resting level) after working in the heat.
Hmmmm….
Workout:
- Type: Flexibility
- Date: 07/19/2007
- Time: 09:30:00
- Total Time: 00:01:30.00
- Average Heart rate: 104
- Max Heart rate: 151
- Calories: 275
Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a 