Calculating Target Heart Rate

Age: ___________

Resting Heart Rate: ________________

1. Find radial or carotid pulse
2. For 20 seconds, count your heart beats
3. Take that number and multiply by 3

Maximum Heart Rate: ______________

220 Age

Heart Rate Reserve: ______________

Maximum Heart Rate Resting Heart Rate

Lower Limit Target Heart Rate: _____________

(Heart Rate Reserve X .60) + Resting Heart Rate

Upper Limit Target Heart Rate: ______________

(Heart Rate Reserve X .80) + Resting Heart Rate

Target Heart Rate: ______________

(Lower Limit Target Heart Rate + Higher Limit Target Heart Rate)/2