Finding your heart rate and calculating your Target Heart Rate

In this exercise your will first find your resting heart rate and then calculate your exercise target heart zone .

Part 1:  Find your resting heart rate. Try using both your carotid and radial pulse. Use a 15 second interval and record your results. One is likely easier for you to find; this will be the one you will use while testing (or you may use a heart rate monitor).   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT5WRRfQzRU

Resting heart rate 

a. Which location did you choose to find your heart rate: (Underline one)   Radial or Carotid

b. What is your heart rate in 15 secs ________  X 4  = Beats Per Minute (BPM)   ______________

PART 2 : Discover your target heart rate zone for exercise

Using your resting heart rate (BPM) and your age find your target heart rate zone using the chart below:

What is your target heat zone (provide both numbers)     ____________

Resting Heart Rate		Age
		Less than 25	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	Over 65
below 50	Target Zone	108 108-173	106 106-172	104 104-167	102 102-163	100 100-159	98 98-155	96 96-150	94 94-146	92 92-142	90 90-139
50-54	Threshold Target Zone	111 111-174	109 109-172	107 107-168	105 105-163	103 103-160	101 101-155	99 99-151	97 97-146	95 95-143	93 93-140
55-59	Threshold Target Zone	114 114-174	112 112-173	110 110-168	108 108-164	106 106-160	104 104-156	102 102-151	100 100-147	96 96-143	96 96-140
60-64	Threshold Target Zone	117 117-175	115 115-174	113 113-169	111 111-165	109 109-161	107 107-156	105 105-152	103 103-148	101 101-144	99 99-141
65-69	Threshold Target Zone	120 120-176	118 118-173	116 116-170	114 114-165	112 112-161	110 110-157	108 108-153	106 106-149	104 104-144	102 102-142
70-74	Threshold Target Zone	123 123-177	121 121-173	119 119-171	117 117-166	115 115-162	113 113-158	111 111-154	109 109-150	107 107-145	105 105-143
75-79	Threshold Target Zone	124 124-174	123 123-172	122 122-168	121 121-164	119 119-163	117 117-160	116 116-157	114 114-155	113 113-151	112 112-143
80-85	Threshold Target Zone	127 127-174	124 124-172	123 123-169	122 122-165	121 121-164	119 119-161	118 118-158	117 117-156	116 116-152	114 114-144
86 and over	Threshold Target Zone	130 130-175	125 125-173	126 126-169	125 125-166	124 124-164	123 123-162	121 121-159	119 119-157	117 117-154	117 117-145

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Find your resting heart rate Try using both your carotid and rad... View the full answer