Heart Rate formula

BexH · September 2009

Hey guys, does anyone know the best way to calculate ideal heart rate (think it's 80%) something to do with your age x a figure then divided by something else? Just interested to know that I'm not about to give myself a heart attack whilst taking out my stress on the bike in the gym as I don't have a heart rate monitor for outdoor stuff...

Tesseract · September 2009

Any of the standard formulas are only a guide at best. (eg 220-age).

The only true way to tell is to do a proper HR max test. (Of course don't do this if you're unfit, as that could give you the heart attack you ttying to avoid).

Zacnici · September 2009

Well there is one here, which also has a Spreadsheet/Calculator:
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm

The big stumbling block is determining MHR, a 'rule of thumb' is 220 - age but here - which I quite like - is also a link for several methods of MHR calculation:
http://www.runningforfitness.org/calc/h ... =Calculate

And if you want to have more tests than you can shake a stick at there is:
http://thesportfactory.com/site/trainin ... 2max.shtml

BexH · September 2009

Ah, thanks guys- will have a look at those later Zacnici; shouldn't be on here as am at work!!!

Heart Rate formula

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