Went for a row today, in company with Allan. Flat and calm going out but a bit of a headwind coming back. We rowed about 4km downstream, and looked around a bay full of small boat connected industries and some individual boat repair projects, some of which we reckoned were definitely long term! We also chatted to a couple of people we knew.
I had my little heart rate monitor strapped to my chest. When I go jogging up the hills behind our home in Hobart, I walk when the heart-rate gets above 140 beats per minute, and start running again when it gets below 130 bpm. I was very interested to see what happens on the water.
I found a strong correlation between heart-rate and strokes per minute. But I could also increase or slow down the heart-rate by changing the effort in each stroke. When we were just paddling around, looking at boats and boat projects, my heart-rate was 90 -110. I found it quite easy to keep my heart-rate in the mid-130s when we were rowing steadily. Interestingly, at no time was I sweating as much as I do running uphill at about the same heart-rate. I think it may be because rowing spreads the load to include stomach, arms, shoulders, as well as legs.
The summary of statistics on my heart-rate wristwatch monitor was:
Duration: 1 hour 38.35 minutes
Calories: 847 kCal (3546 KJoules)
Heart-rate: Average 113bpm Max 147 bpm (whoops!)
Fatburn: 39 mins Fitness: 59 mins
The max bpm was probably when we were rowing back, and there was a bit of rivalry happening!
Not a bad workout while you are having fun.
Julian's solo loading set-up which works really well for Derwent Skiffs.
