Originally published August 6 2005
Take your heart rate while exercising to know your limits
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
While exercising, it is important that you know and understand your body's limits. Follow these simple directions to calculate your healthy heart rate range.
Make monitoring your heart rate an integral part of your workout routine.
It's a safer, more effective way to exercise, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.
* Estimate your maximum heart rate by subtracting your age from 220.
* Determine your lower-limit exercise heart rate: multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.6.
* Calculate your upper-limit exercise heart rate: multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.9.
For most people, working out at the lower end of the heart rate range for a longer time is better than exercising at the higher end for a shorter period.
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