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cool down time

MSM24
MSM24
when you stop working out I know you should do a cool down. is there a particular time you should cool down or do you do it by your heart rate? I am lucky if I can get it under 140 bpm by the time 5 minutes of slow walking is over.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think 5 minutes is good for 30-45 minutes of workout, but maybe 7-10 for 60 minutes. Anymore time than 60 minutes is excessive exercise.
JustBlue
JustBlue
Everybody's going to be different and even you will be different depending what you were doing in your workout.

What I usually do is get on the treadmill and just walk until I get my heart rate down to what it was when I started.

My warmup before sessions is the same. I'll always start on the treadmill, check my starting heart rate at that point, then do 5min or so before starting my workout.
That starting HR is what I will cool down to before stopping for the day.