Heart Rate

Your target heart rate (THR) helps you exercise at a safe and effective pace that’s right for you. The key is to make sure activities aren’t so hard that you get discouraged and not so easy that you don’t see results or fail to get into the fat burning zone. The answer is to work in your target heart rate zone. This is based upon your age and fitness level and is designed to give maximum aerobic and fat burning benefits for you as an individual. The easiest way to calculate your target heart rate is 220 minus your age then multiply that number by 50% and 85%. The numbers represent lower and upper end of your target heart rate zone.

220 – ________ = ________ x .50 = ________ ( Minus your age ) ( THR ) ( lower THR ) 220 – ________ = ________ x .85 = ________ ( Minus your age ( THR ) ( upper THR )
While you exercise, your heart rate should fall between these two numbers. If you are just starting, strive to Read the rest of this entry »