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A 35-year-old member asked:
What is the normal heart rate for moderate to strenuous exercise?
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Dr. Thomas Deberardinoanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 34 years experience
50-75% of max HR: Your maximum heart rate (hr) goes down with age and is generally figured by subtracting your age in years from 220. Your target hr for moderate to strenuous exercise is 50-75% of your maximum hr.
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Dr. Diana Metzgeranswered
32 years experience
Depends on age: Formula for maximum heart rate is 220 - age.
Determine goal then multiply that number by the percentage listed:
maintain healthy heart 50% - 60%
weight loss 60% - 70%
aerobic increase endurance 70% - 80%
conditioning muscle building, and athletic training 80% - 90%
athletic training and endurance 90% - 100%.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What is a normal heart rate for a woman during moderate exercise?
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Dr. Cory Annisanswered
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 31 years experience
It depends on age: Subtract your current age in years (36) from 220. First multiply the number you get by 0.6. This is your minimum target exercising heart rate. Now multiply the first number you got by 0.8. This is your maximum target heart rate. Stay inside that range when you exercise. 220-36=184; 184x0.6= 110; 84x0.8=147. Your "normal" heart rate for exercise is between those 2 numbers.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
What is a normal heart rate during light exercise?
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Dr. Joseph Shenanswered
Cardiac Electrophysiology 33 years experience
It depends: Your condition. The heart rate is calculated as the following 220 - age = maximum heart rate during exercise...
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A 49-year-old female asked:
What id a normal heart rate?
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Dr. George Mathewanswered
Cardiology 60 years experience
50-100BPM: Under various physiological conditions it can vary!
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