My target heart rate
Posted Sep 22, 2006 at 03:22 PM
My personal trainer gave me an interesting piece of information today—it’s the target heart rate I should be aiming for sustaining throughout my 50-minute workouts. For me, it’s 155, but anywhere between 144-165 is acceptable.
Here’s how it’s calculated, in case you want to determine yours:
- Calculate your resting heart rate—e.g. your heart rate when you first wake up in the morning. For me, this is 77.
- Subtract your age from 220 to get your maximum heart rate. For me, this is 220-40=180.
- Subtract your resting heart rate from your maximum heart rate and multiply the result by 0.65 to determine the low end of your target range. For me, this is 180-77=103*0.65=144.
- Subtract your resting heart rate from your maximum heart rate and multiply the result by 0.85 and add your resting heart rate to the result to determine the high end of your target range. For me, this is 180-77=103*0.85=88+77=165.
- To find your target, add up the low and high ends of your range and divide by 2. For me, this is (144+165)/2=155.
To remain in good physical shape and health, you should strive to work out at this level for 50 minutes, 5 times a week.
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