http://www.inspiredjourneyfitness.com/cardio/are-you-intense-enough/ John Chase | 630.269.8992 | john@inspiredjourneyfitness.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.inspiredjourneyfitness.com/cardio/are-you-intense-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-2605 The Mythical Fat Burning Zone | Inspired Journey Fitness Fri, 27 May 2011 02:45:37 +0000 http://www.ripadillo.com/IJF/uncategorized/are-you-intense-enough/#comment-2605 [...] 2. A good rule of thumb to gauge your intensity for your steady state cardio work is the Talk Test.  Imagine yourself doing your preferred exercise. Can you still hold a conversation with someone or are you huffing and puffing too hard.  Bring yourself to just below that point where it starts to get difficult to hold a conversation and stay there for the duration of the exercise.  As your fitness develops, you can experiment with other more intense cardio options. [...] [...] 2. A good rule of thumb to gauge your intensity for your steady state cardio work is the Talk Test.  Imagine yourself doing your preferred exercise. Can you still hold a conversation with someone or are you huffing and puffing too hard.  Bring yourself to just below that point where it starts to get difficult to hold a conversation and stay there for the duration of the exercise.  As your fitness develops, you can experiment with other more intense cardio options. [...]

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