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Karvonen Formula

Calculate your Heart Rate Range

Please enter your age:

Please enter your resting heart rate: [ how do I do this? ]



Results:
 
Target heart rate at 50% of your heart rate reserve:
Target heart rate at 70% of your heart rate reserve:
Target heart rate at 80% of your heart rate reserve:

If you are on any kind of heart or heart rate medication, or have any kind of heart condition, don't use this formula and ask your doctor first.

How to take your resting heart rate.

When taking your Resting Heart Rate, make sure you have been sitting down for at least 30 minutes with the least amount of activity before checking your resting heart rate. This can be checked by using your ring finger, or your two middle fingers. Put them on the underside of your wrist, on the side away from your body of your tendons. Do not use your index finger or thumb for testing heart rate. Press a little till you feel your heart beat rhythm. Look at a watch, and count the number of beats for 10 seconds. Multiply this number by 6 for a minute and that is your resting heart rate per minute. You may have to check this 2-3 times, make sure you get the same count. This needs to be as accurate as possible. Or you can count for the full 60 seconds for the best accuracy.

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