Heart rate zones - how many % for eacg zone?

Hello.

I'd like to ask you for advice/help.

1. When you set your heart rate zones how many procent % do you set for each zone?
2. Do you use LTHR or resting heart rate as a base and what's the difference between them when setting zones?
3. Why are there different zones for running, biking etc?

Thanks for your help and suggestions
:)

0 KrzysiekJar over 6 years ago

I decided to use lthr from garmin and zones by Joe Fariel but They seem too hard for me ????
Is it possible?

0 Dr Phil over 6 years ago

How did you arrive at your LHTR? If you used the numbers presented to you from your device, were they from the wrist heart rate or a chest strap?

0 C966 over 6 years ago

I decided to use lthr from garmin and zones by Joe Fariel but They seem too hard for me ????
Is it possible?

Either your LTHR value is wrong, or your expectations of how hard some zones are is not realistic?
How did you get your LTHR value?
What do you consider too hard? you should be able to maintain zone 4 for prolonged periods, but zone 5 only for short periods.

0 C966 over 6 years ago

How did you arrive at your LHTR? If you used the numbers presented to you from your device, were they from the wrist heart rate or a chest strap?

I could be mistaken but I believe you only get the LTHR estimate if you use a chest strap, and it is not available through the wrist sensor due to its lack of the needed precision.

0 KrzysiekJar over 6 years ago

How did you arrive at your LHTR? If you used the numbers presented to you from your device, were they from the wrist heart rate or a chest strap?

Yes, I used them from my device and I used chest strap (if I am correct you can't get htlr from your wrist heart rate)

0 AndresByr over 4 years ago

I use the Karvonen method where zones are set at 10% increments starting from 50 (so 50 to 60, 60 to 70 and so on). The method uses Heart Rate Reserve as the base for calculation (heart rate excluding the resting heart rate). There's a good calculator for it here theathleteblog.com/.../