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201. Calculating Your Target Heart Rate Zone
Calculating Your Target Heart Rate Zone
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CALCULATING YOUR TARGET HEART RATE ZONE
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Enter your age
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CALCULATING YOUR TARGET HEART RATE ZONE
Your maximum heart rate is about 220 minus your age:
220 – age = NaN (maximum heart rate)
You can determine your lower-limit exercise heart rate by multiplying your maximum heart rate by 0.6.
Max heart rate × 0.6 = NaN
You can determine your upper-limit exercise heart rate by multiplying your maximum heart rate by 0.9.
Max heart rate × 0.9 = NaN
Your target heart rate zone is the range between NaN and NaN.
Source: ACSM Fitness Book: A Proven Step-by-Step Program from the Experts, 3rd ed. (Indianapolis: American College of Sports Medicine, 2003).