There are so many conflicting charts and graphs and formulas.
What is the most accurate way to calculate what your target heart rate should be while you are exericising?
Re: Target Heart Rate
here you can calculate you maximum heart rate
http://www.naturalphysiques.com/tools.php?itemid=2
The fat burning zone would be 60% to 80% of your maximum heart reate
b/w 150-180 bpm
Re: Target Heart Rate
why don't target heart rate calculations take GENDER into account?
Re: Target Heart Rate
well for medical point of view gender does play some role but for fitness and dieting it doesn't coz the difference is minimal.
Age | Maximum Heart Rate
20 Male: 200 | Female: 208
25 Male: 195 | Female: 201
30 Male: 190 | Female: 196
35 Male: 185 | Female: 191
40 Male: 180 | Female: 186
45 Male: 175 | Female: 181
50 Male: 170 | Female: 175
55 Male: 165 | Female: 171
60 Male: 160 | Female: 166
65 Male: 155 | Female: 161
70 Male: 150 | Female: 156
There are so many conflicting charts and graphs and formulas.
What is the most accurate way to calculate what your target heart rate should be while you are exericising?
your resting heart rate can be calculated using the equation 220-age and to calculate your target heart rate you just multiply the difference by the percentage...
usually you have to keep your heart rate between 85% n 65% of RHR and you just multiply this % with the difference (220-age)
ex:
0.85 x (220-age)