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Free Max Heart Rate Calculator

Estimated maximum heart rate using multiple formulas.

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Result

Haskell & Fox (220 − age)

185 bpm

Tanaka (208 − 0.7×age)184 bpm
Gulati, for women (206 − 0.88×age)175 bpm

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Short answer

Estimated maximum heart rate using multiple formulas.

What is the Max Heart Rate Calculator?

Estimated maximum heart rate using multiple formulas.

How does the Max Heart Rate Calculator work?

Enter the inputs above and read the result.

Formula

220 − age; 208 − 0.7×age; 206 − 0.88×age

Variables

  • ageAge in years

Explanation

Multiple formulas exist because individual variation in max heart rate is large; these are population averages.

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      • This tool is for general education only and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional for diagnosis or treatment decisions.

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          Related concepts

          The Max Heart Rate Calculator sits inside the Health Calculators hub, in the fitness & training cluster. Intensity, capacity and performance prediction. Understanding the terms below makes the output easier to interpret and easier to compare against neighbouring measures.

          training zoneaerobic capacityprogressive overloadMET valuesplit time

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          Understanding Max Heart Rate

          Estimated maximum heart rate using multiple formulas. Within health calculators, max heart rate belongs to the fitness & training cluster, where it shares terminology and assumptions with closely related tools.

          Learning how max heart rate is calculated

          Multiple formulas exist because individual variation in max heart rate is large; these are population averages. Working through the variables one at a time — age — makes the result reproducible by hand and easier to sanity-check.

          Using max heart rate to make a decision

          Because outputs depend on the assumptions you enter, run more than one scenario before committing to a figure.

          How max heart rate compares with related measures

          training zone, aerobic capacity, progressive overload, MET value all describe adjacent aspects of fitness & training. Comparing this calculator's output against those measures — using the related tools listed on this page — prevents a single metric from being read in isolation.

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