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Why is knowing Your Heart Rate important?????

During exercise, your heart rate is a key indicator of how intense your workout is. “Maintaining a certain heart rate for a prolonged period of time can help you burn more calories and fat while also improving your cardiovascular health,” Travers says.Jan 15, 2021

During exercise, your heart rate is a key indicator of how intense your workout is.

Below is a chart to help you understand what your heart rate is telling you.

Heart Rate Zone chart

I am 54 years old.  So I subtract 54 from 220= 166bpm is my max heart rate.  I then use that for figuring out which zone I am exercising in.

I will multiply my max heart rate times the % to determine my heart rate goals for each Zone

90%  times 166 = 149.  So when I have a heart rate of 149 or more I am in Zone 5.

Zone 5      90% of 166 is 149bpm

Zone 4      85% 0f 166 is 141bpm   

How to take your heart rate-

At wrist–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmVjnpTv_Nk

At neck–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7R28_k6i5E&t=3s

You can also use technology.  A watch or heart rate monitor.  There are also apps for your phone that you can use.