Calculating your Target Heart Rate

First off you need to know your resting heart rate. Resting heart rate is your heart rate at rest. The best time to calculate your resting heart rate is in the morning before you get out of bed according to the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association also says that the heart beats 60 to 80 times a minute at rest. As we age, your resting heart rate increases. People who are physically fit have a lower resting heart rate. Knowing your resting heart rate is important to calculating your target heart rate.

Now on to Target Heart Rates:

Knowing your target heart rate will keep you from burning out and help you work out hard enough to burn fat. It is best to work out between 50% and 75% of your heart rate. To calculate this, take 220- your age. I’m 33 years old so my maximum heart rate is 187. Then figure out what your heart rate would be between 50% and 75%. Mine would be between 94 and 140 beats per minute. Use the chart below from the American Heart Association to find out your target heart rate.

	Target HR Zone 50-75 %	Average Maximum Heart Rate 100 %
20 years	100-150 beats per minute	200 beats per minute
25 years	98-146 beats per minute	195 beats per minute
30 years	95-142 beats per minute	190 beats per minute
35 years	93-138 beats per minute	185 beats per minute
40 years	90-135 beats per minute	180 beats per minute
45 years	88-131 beats per minute	175 beats per minute
50 years	85-127 beats per minute	170 beats per minute
55 years	83-123 beats per minute	165 beats per minute
60 years	80-120 beats per minute	160 beats per minute
65 years	78-116 beats per minute	155 beats per minute
70 years	75-113 beats per minute	150 beats per minute

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Carla Wilson is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.buy-treadmills.com. Your personal fitness trainer