Well, I have been participating in the monthly goals of doing exercise by day. Since my exercise has not been consistent or a whole lot, my brother who is an physical trainer has been helping me out. I have been staying in my heart rate zones and doing between an hour and an hour and a half. For February, I have been concentrating on the base. So far this month, I've been fairly good.

My point is this: It was a nice sunny day outside today, so I thought I would go for a walk outside and not be on the treadmill for a change. My walking route went uphill and flattens out for a while and then goes back up. When I was walking uphill, I intentionally went slower to lower my heart rate. Coming home was a more gradual downhill, so no taxing of the heart. My only other problem is that I like to walk fast...like 3.5 mph. So how long does it take to go from a base heart rate to a more "normal" rate? summer is coming and I want to be able to enjoy the outdoors with hikes and all that fun stuff.

Thanks for your experiences and input.

Red Rock