Free Target Heart Rate Calculator
Training zones from age using the Karvonen method.
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Training zones from age using the Karvonen method.
What is the Target Heart Rate Calculator?
Training zones from age using the Karvonen method.
How does the Target Heart Rate Calculator work?
Enter the inputs above and read the result.
Formula
Variables
MaxHR220 − age
Explanation
Karvonen formula accounts for resting heart rate.
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Related concepts
The Target 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.
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Understanding Target Heart Rate
Training zones from age using the Karvonen method. Within health calculators, target heart rate belongs to the fitness & training cluster, where it shares terminology and assumptions with closely related tools.
Learning how target heart rate is calculated
Karvonen formula accounts for resting heart rate. Working through the variables one at a time — MaxHR — makes the result reproducible by hand and easier to sanity-check.
Using target 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 target 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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