Heart rate calculator

To calculate your heart rate: - Heart rate calculator
Web exclusive: March 2008
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To calculate your heart rate:

Subtract your age from 220, then multiply the result by the heart-rate percentage you want to achieve. So, for a 46 year old wanting to work at 70% of her maximum heart rate, it would look like this: (220-46) x 0.70 = 122 beats per minute.

Recent comments
  • MULIPLY BY "0.70" not "70" you should get "104.3bpm" "as an older person, 71, if ind that trying to calculate my heart rate by this formula a little confusing, is there another wa... Read more..

  • Thanks - tried the heart rate test - it works perfect. Read more..

  • There are a lot of relatively inexpensive heart monitors, including watch versions, that make it easy to check your heart rate. They're available at most sporting goods stores. Read more..

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