Hi – this is my first post. Been following the BSD since 31 March and have lost 8.5lb. I have a further 4 st or so to lose. I am doing more of a 4:3 pattern – I kind of lose it by Friday but still carry on with the Med style eating for the weekend. Week days at work I have been fasting until about 2pm and having a cup of bone broth and then a small avocado about 3pm and having a nice dinner about 6 when I get home with some plain greek yogurt for pudding and maybe a nibble of cheese.
So far my exercise has been walking 10k steps a day, a beginners course in Nordic Walking, and some walk/jog half hour sessions and doing short sessions of kettle bells. Today I thought I would try some hill sprints as per the Fast Exercise book. I am looking to improve my cardio fitness.
I live on the brow of a short and fairly steep hill that I can run up in just shy of 30 seconds. I started by walking round the block for a few minutes, running up the hill, walking to the end of the road and back to the bottom of the hill and so on with a few more minutes cool down. Luckily the builders working across the road do not seem to be around today lol.
Below is a link to the file I got from my Microsoft Band. Can I assume I am doing this correctly? According to the calculator on the Fast Exercise web site my 90% heart rate is 157 and my max is 174, so I am going just over 90%. There is a big spike of 198 on the second sprint but I think that could just as easily be down to the band. I have noticed these on other workouts when there seems no reason behind it. My finishing heart rate was 110 so I guess I recovered OK. I would be grateful for any comments or encouragement 🙂