Comparing workout intensity
Which workouts achieve better results? With this template, you can calculate the intensity of a certain workout by using the Banister formula. To do so, you should measure both your resting and maximum heart rates. You will receive a value that reveals how effective different workouts are, letting you compare them with one another. This way, you can measure, for example, whether it is more intense to run for half an hour with a heart rate of 130 beats per minute, or 20 minutes with a heart rate of 150 beats per minute. If you have a resting heart rate of 60 and a maximum rate of 190 beats, the measurement will appear as follows:
Workout intensity = duration * (average heart rate – resting heart rate) / (maximum heart rate – resting heart rate):
1. Workout : 30 * (130 - 60) / (190 - 60) = 16,15 (workout intensity)
2. Workout : 20 * (150 - 60) / (190 - 60) = 13,85 (workout intensity)
This means that workout 1 is more intense.
Workout intensity = duration * (average heart rate – resting heart rate) / (maximum heart rate – resting heart rate):
1. Workout : 30 * (130 - 60) / (190 - 60) = 16,15 (workout intensity)
2. Workout : 20 * (150 - 60) / (190 - 60) = 13,85 (workout intensity)
This means that workout 1 is more intense.
