Speed of HR returning to normal after load

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Subject: Speed of HR returning to normal after load
Hi all,
I have heard that a potential, or at least somewhat reliable measure of fitness is how long it takes your HR to return to normal or close to normal ranges after a hard interval is stopped.

Does anyone have an opinion on this, or what they have seen? I'm 59, and if I do a hard run interval and hit 162HR I am at between 120-125 at one minute post interval doing slow recovery jog. If on bike, and I do a 45 second hard sprint or hill out of saddle, it takes me almost 2 minutes to recover from that. So, not sure if any of these matter, and if they do, what mine means?

Thanks for any info.

2018-04-19 6:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Speed of HR returning to normal after load
Everyone's physiology is different, and how quickly your HR returns to normal depends on a lot of things such as exercise intensity and duration, temperature, overall level of fatigue, general health, as well as fitness, but a drop of 30+ BPM in one minute to me suggests a pretty strong level of fitness. I know my coach asks me to check this after an FTP test on the bike--the drop is similar for me when I'm in good bike shape and I haven't gotten overheated. It will drop more slowly in hot weather, after a longer, intense workout or race, if I'm carrying a lot of cumulative fatigue, or, of course, if I'm less fit.

Edited by Hot Runner 2018-04-19 6:10 PM
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Thanks a lot for the info. A lot of good points to consider!
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