For moderate-intensity physical activity, a person's target heart rate should be 50 to 70% of his or her maximum heart rate. This maximum rate is based on the person's age. An estimate of a person's maximum age-related heart rate can be obtained by subtracting the person's age from 220. For example, for a 50-year-old person, the estimated maximum age-related heart rate would be calculated as 220 - 50 years = 170 beats per minute (bpm). The 50% and 70% levels would be:
- 50% level: 170 x 0.50 = 85 bpm, and
- 70% level: 170 x 0.70 = 119 bpm
For vigorous-intensity physical activity, a person's target heart rate should be 70 to 85% of his or her maximum heart rate. To calculate this range, follow the same formula as used above, except change "50 and 70%" to "70 and 85%". For example, for a 35-year-old person, the estimated maximum age-related heart rate would be calculated as 220 - 35 years = 185 beats per minute (bpm). The 70% and 85% levels would be:
- 70% level: 185 x 0.70 = 130 bpm, and
- 85% level: 185 x 0.85 = 157 bpm
Taking Your Heart Rate
Generally,
to determine whether you are exercising within the heart
rate target zone, you must stop exercising briefly to take your pulse.
You can take the pulse at the neck, the wrist, or the chest.
We recommend the wrist. You can feel the radial pulse on the
artery of the wrist in line with the thumb. Place the tips of
the index and middle fingers over the artery and press
lightly. Do not use the thumb. Take a full 60-second count of
the heartbeats, or take for 30 seconds and multiply by 2.
Start the count on a beat, which is counted as "zero." If
this number falls between 85 and 119 bpm in the case of the
50-year-old person, he or she is active within the target
range for moderate-intensity activity.
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