What Should My Normal Working Heart Rate Be?
Understanding your working heart rate will help you to train within your ideal zone for cardiovascular fitness, to increase stamina, to lose weight or to gain strength, depending on your goal. Although working heart rates varies by person, you can calculate an estimation of yours.
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Features
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A working heart rate is your heart rate during exercising. Usually this means it should be faster than your normal resting heart rate, but not as fast as your maximum heart rate for your age.
Identification
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Calculate you working heart rate by multiplying your maximum heart rate by .60 or .80. Your maximum heart rate is 226 -- your age. For example if you are 20, your working heart rate is 226-20 x .60, which is 123.6.
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Considerations
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Train within this zone for cardiovascular fitness and to lose weight. Train 10 percent higher to improve your performance and stamina, train at 20 percent higher to increase performance and at 100 percent of your maximum heart rate to increase speed.
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