Heart
Rate and Exercise
To obtain maximum benefits from aerobotic exercise, the heart rate (in beats per minute) should be between 60% and 80% of maximum, which is determined to be 220 minus your age. This table shows the recommended rates for ages 15-85.
|
Heart Rates |
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|
Age |
Recommended |
Absolute |
|
|
Minimum |
Maximum |
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|
15 |
123 |
164 |
205 |
|
16 |
122 |
163 |
204 |
|
17 |
122 |
162 |
203 |
|
18 |
121 |
162 |
202 |
|
19 |
121 |
161 |
201 |
|
20 |
120 |
160 |
200 |
|
21 |
119 |
159 |
199 |
|
22 |
119 |
158 |
198 |
|
23 |
118 |
158 |
197 |
|
24 |
118 |
157 |
196 |
|
25 |
117 |
156 |
195 |
|
26 |
116 |
155 |
194 |
|
27 |
116 |
154 |
193 |
|
28 |
115 |
154 |
192 |
|
29 |
115 |
153 |
191 |
|
30 |
114 |
152 |
190 |
|
31 |
113 |
151 |
189 |
|
32 |
113 |
150 |
188 |
|
33 |
112 |
150 |
187 |
|
34 |
112 |
149 |
186 |
|
35 |
111 |
148 |
185 |
|
36 |
110 |
147 |
184 |
|
37 |
110 |
146 |
183 |
|
38 |
109 |
146 |
182 |
|
39 |
109 |
145 |
181 |
|
40 |
108 |
144 |
180 |
|
41 |
107 |
143 |
179 |
|
42 |
107 |
142 |
178 |
|
43 |
106 |
142 |
177 |
|
44 |
106 |
141 |
176 |
|
45 |
105 |
140 |
175 |
|
46 |
104 |
139 |
174 |
|
47 |
104 |
138 |
173 |
|
48 |
103 |
138 |
172 |
|
49 |
103 |
137 |
171 |
|
50 |
102 |
136 |
170 |
|
51 |
101 |
135 |
169 |
|
52 |
101 |
134 |
168 |
|
53 |
100 |
134 |
167 |
|
54 |
100 |
133 |
166 |
|
55 |
99 |
132 |
165 |
|
56 |
98 |
131 |
164 |
|
57 |
98 |
130 |
163 |
|
58 |
97 |
130 |
162 |
|
59 |
97 |
129 |
161 |
|
60 |
96 |
128 |
160 |
|
61 |
95 |
127 |
159 |
|
62 |
95 |
126 |
158 |
|
63 |
94 |
126 |
157 |
|
64 |
94 |
125 |
156 |
|
65 |
93 |
124 |
155 |
|
66 |
92 |
123 |
154 |
|
67 |
92 |
122 |
153 |
|
68 |
91 |
122 |
152 |
|
69 |
91 |
121 |
151 |
|
70 |
90 |
120 |
150 |
|
71 |
89 |
119 |
149 |
|
72 |
89 |
118 |
148 |
|
73 |
88 |
118 |
147 |
|
74 |
88 |
117 |
146 |
|
75 |
87 |
116 |
145 |
|
76 |
86 |
115 |
144 |
|
77 |
86 |
114 |
143 |
|
78 |
85 |
114 |
142 |
|
79 |
85 |
113 |
141 |
|
80 |
84 |
112 |
140 |
|
81 |
83 |
111 |
139 |
|
82 |
83 |
110 |
138 |
|
83 |
82 |
110 |
137 |
|
84 |
82 |
109 |
136 |
|
85 |
81 |
108 |
135 |
Example: If you are 55 years old, you should exercise vigorously enough to keep your heart rate between 99 and 132 beats/minute, and it should never exceed 165 bpm.
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