Comments on: What do the different numbers in the formula for Target Pulse Rate stand for? http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-rate/what-do-the-different-numbers-in-the-formula-for-target-pulse-rate-stand-for/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ed http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-rate/what-do-the-different-numbers-in-the-formula-for-target-pulse-rate-stand-for/#comment-3917 Ed Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:30:59 +0000 http://www.thepulsartriyo.com/pulse-rate/what-do-the-different-numbers-in-the-formula-for-target-pulse-rate-stand-for#comment-3917 The number 220 comes into play in the formula for maximum heart rate: 220 - Your Age = Predicted Maximum Heart Rate. The number comes from research regarding maximum heart rate and age. As we grow older, we can't push our hearts as much as we could as children. The maximum observed heart rate is in the 220 beats per minute range, and with each added year, it drops by a beat or so. These numbers are approximations. A very fit sixty-year-old would likely have a greater maximum heart rate than an out-of-shape forty year old.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.nemahealth.org/programs/healthcare/heart_rate_pulse.htm http://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/0900/0984.asp?index=5508 The number 220 comes into play in the formula for maximum heart rate: 220 – Your Age = Predicted Maximum Heart Rate.

The number comes from research regarding maximum heart rate and age. As we grow older, we can’t push our hearts as much as we could as children. The maximum observed heart rate is in the 220 beats per minute range, and with each added year, it drops by a beat or so.

These numbers are approximations. A very fit sixty-year-old would likely have a greater maximum heart rate than an out-of-shape forty year old.
References :
http://www.nemahealth.org/programs/healthcare/heart_rate_pulse.htm
http://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/0900/0984.asp?index=5508

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