Using Conatus to Slow Your Heart Rate – Becoming a Meditative Calm

I wanted to share some healthy information on Heart Rates. Ancient Philosophers described the will to live as: (Conatus) – described as being the force behind the will to live.

This force is both technical as pertains to mathematical computations when used in measuring the force of projectiles, and philosophical as pertains to early concepts derived from ancient Greek writings, and the later concepts derived from Aristotle and foregoing philosophies.

First Aristotle, then Cicero and Laertius each alluded to a connection between the conatus and other emotions. In their view, the former induces the latter. They maintained that humans do not wish to do something because they think it “good”, but rather they think it “good” because they want to do it.

In other words, the cause of human desire is the natural inclination of a body to augment itself in accordance with the principles of the conatus.

This concept is very basic and yet if grasped in completeness can help us to understand how we control the living aspect of our being.

A “State of Will” is more than a thought. It is a strong desire (emotion) based on a belief – as in the case of bodily control – a belief in ones own self to control the force of one’s own life.

So the Conatus of You can help you to see the force within you to change your state of being.

Here is some information about heart rate, and how to massage your heart function through both knowledge of its functions and the will of your desire.

There is a link at the bottom that provides a pictorial outline on how to use meditation to calm your inner being, reduce stress, and lower your heart rate.

Target Heart Rate

When undertaking an exercise program it is important to have a goal and a target range that you are trying to accomplish in each workout. To be of benefit, you want the workout to be neither too hard nor too easy. There is a simple formula to predict your maximum heart rate that is used in the fitness industry:

Take 220 and subtract your age.

This will give you a predicted maximum heart rate.

For example, if you are 42 years old, subtract 42 from 220 (220 – 42 = 178). This means that your maximum physiological limit as to how fast your heart should beat is 178 beats per minute.

Most exercise programs suggest that when someone is just getting started that their heart rate during exercise should not exceed 60 – 70% of their maximum heart rate. Therefore, given the example above, 60% of 178 = 107 beats per minute. As you progress in your exercise, the percentage of your maximum heart rate to be set as a goal can be gradually increased.

Calculating a target heart rate zone is often desirable. To do so:

Start with your maximum heart rate as shown above.

Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.8 to determine the upper limit of your target heart rate zone (divide this product by 6 to get the rate for a ten-second count).

Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.6 to determine the lower limit of your target heart rate zone (divide this product by 6 to get the rate for a ten-second count).

Example:

For a person 42 years old:

220 – 42 = 178 Maximum Heart Rate

178 X 0.8 = 142 Upper Limit of Target Heart Zone (142/6 = 24,10 sec. count)

178 X 0.6 = 107 Lower Limit of Target Heart Zone (107/6 = 18, 10 sec. count)

Note: Your maximum heart rate is the most your heart should reach after a strenuous workout.

Your Heart Rate should be measured during warm-up, halfway into your workout, at the end of your workout and at the end of your cool-down period. If during exercise you exceed your upper limit, decrease the intensity of your workout. Conversely, at the end of your workout if your heart rate is much lower than your target, you need to work harder next time.

Recovery Heart Rate

One way to determine if you are reaping the benefits from exercise is to calculate your Recovery Heart Rate, a measure of how quickly you return to your resting heart rate after a workout. To calculate your recovery heart rate:

Take your pulse ten seconds immediately after you have finished exercising. Write down the number.

One minute later, take your pulse again and write it down.

Subtract the number for the second pulse check from the number for the first pulse check. This number is your Recovery Heart Rate. The greater the number, the better shape you are in!

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