HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR HEART RATE ?

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR HEART RATE ?

Your optimum heart rate DURING EXERCISE should ideally kept at 60-80% of your maximum heart rate, which you can establish by subtracting your age from 220.

e.g. = 220 – 20(20 is your age) = 200, 60% times 200 = 120 beat per minute.

So what is your optimum heart rate? Calculate now by using the formula above!

People who exercise regularly learn what their optimum heart rate feels like. As you become fitter, you will need to step up the intensity of exercise to maintain your optimum heart rate.

To calculate heart rate, PLACE TWO FINGERS on the pulse at the side of your NECK or on your WRIST. Count the beats for 15 seconds, then multiply by 4. That’s your heart rate.

e.g. = in 15 sec, my heart pulse is 16,

Times it by 4

My total heart rate is = 16 times by 4 = 64

this is during resting (during i am writing this article)

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