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TARGETHEARTRATE
Findingyourpulse:
Tomakesureyourheartisbeatinginitstargetzone,you’llneedtoknowhowtomonitoryourheartrate.Theeasiestwayis
tofeelthepulseinthecarotidarteryoneithersideofyourneck,betweenthewindpipeandthelargeneckmuscles.
Count
thenumberofbeatsintenseconds,andthenmultiplythatnumberbysix.Thisgivesyouthenumberofbeatsperminute.
Howfastshouldyourheartbeatduringaerobicexercise?Fastenoughtoreachandstayinits“targetzone,”arangeofbeats
perminutethat
islargelydeterminedbyyourageandphysicalcondition.Todetermineyourtargetzone,consultthechartwe
haveprovided.
FINDYOURTARGETHEARTRATE
YOURHEARTRATEinbeatsperminute
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
YOURAGEinyears
ADVANCED:Sports,athleticconditioningorintervaltraining
FITNESS:Optimaltraining,aerobicorcardiovascular
HEALTH:Beginner,lowintensitywithlongdurationproducesfatburning
Youcancalculatethetarget‐heartrateforyourtrainingasfollows:
Maximumheartrate=220minusage
Forthedifferenttrainingtargetsyoushouldtrainwiththefollowingpercentageofyourmaximumheartrate:
HEALTH: 50–70%ofyourmax.heartrate
FITNESS: 70–80%ofyourmax.heartrate
ADVANCED: 80–90%ofyourmax.heartrate
Example:
Youare25yearsoldandwanttotrainforthetargetFitness:
220–25=195
70%of195=136,5
80%of195=156
Yourtarget‐heartrateshouldbebetween136,5and156beatsperminute.
Aerobicexercise:
Isanysustainedactivitythatsendsoxygentoyourmusclesviayourheartandlungs.Itwillimprovethefitnessofyourlungs
andheart:yourbody’smostimportantmuscle.Aerobicfitnessispromotedbyanyactivitythatusesyourlargemusclegroups
‐arms,legsorbuttocks,for
example.Yourheartbeatsquicklyandyoubreathedeeply.Anaerobicexerciseshouldbepartof
yourentireexerciseroutine.