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Heart Rate Calculations

Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately160BPMby

age60.Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeachyear.Thereisnoindicationthat

traininginfluencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthesameagecouldhavedifferentmaximumheartrates.

Itismoreaccuratetofindthisvaluebycompletingastresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.

Yourat-restheartrateisinfluencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateofapproximately72

BPM,whereashighlytrainedrunnersmayhavereadingsof40BPMorlower.

TheHeartRatetableisanestimateofwhatHeartRateZone(HRZ)iseffectivetoburnfatandimproveyourcardiovascular

system.Physicalconditionsvary,thereforeyourindividualHRZcouldbeseveralbeatshigherorlowerthanwhatisshown.

Themostefficientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincreaseyourintensityuntil

yourheartratereachesbetween60–85%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueatthatpace,keepingyourheartrateinthat

targetzoneforover20minutes.Thelongeryoumaintainyourtargetheartrate,themorefatyourbodywillburn.

The graph is a brief guideline, describing the generally suggested target heart rates based on age. As noted above, your opti-

mal target rate may be higher or lower. Consult your physician for your individual target heart rate zone.

Note:Aswithallexercisesandfitnessregimens,alwaysuseyourbestjudgmentwhenyouincreaseyourexercisetimeor

intensity.

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FAT-BURNING TARGET HEART RATE

Heart Rate BPM

(beats per minute)

Age

25-29

100

150

200

250

30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+

196

191

186

181

176

171

166

161

156

151

146

167

162

158

154

150

145

141

137

133

128

126

Maximum Heart Rate

Target Heart Rate Zone

(keep within this range

for optimum fat-burning)

118

115

112

109

106

103

100

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