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24 hour supermall books dept store flowers > more menu planner menus recipes shopping list > more hint list eCards household calendar > more energize yourself exercise mat soul care nutrition > more ama's corner story time sage heart mind your manners		average HR | BMI | perceived exertion | personalized HR   The Target Heart Rate Zone, also referred to as the training zone, gives us exercise intensity parameters within which we will experience significant cardio-respiratory improvement. Our heart and lungs will become fit as we benefit from the training effect of working within this zone. Your target heart rate zone can be calculated using an average formula or a personalized formula. The average target heart rate formula takes into account your age only. Your actual minimum and maximum heart rates may vary substantially from these average numbers. But, it’s a place to start. To find the average target heart rate zone for a person your age is, follow the steps below: Enter age here: Your average training zone. To use these minimum and maximum numbers, you should take your pulse after 10 to 20 minutes of exercise. If you take your pulse by hand you will want to count the number of heartbeats in 10 seconds and multiply by 6. An easier, but not as accurate, count can be taken by counting the number of heart beats in 6 seconds multiplied by 10. See finding your pulse for more information. Or, for a little high-tech help, you can find a variety of heart rate monitors or, my personal favorite, the blood pressure/pulse wrist monitor. *Be sure to check with your physician if you are on medication that may influence your heart rate (blood pressure medication, allergy medications, etc,).  When in doubt, check with your physician or pharmacist.

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