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Heart Rate

HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / Adding Physical Activity to Your Life

"Exercise intensity can be measured using either heart rate or the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method. There are two methods of using heart rate to measure exercise intensity: the percentage of maximal heart rate method and the heart rate reserve (HRR), or Karvonen method. As its name suggests, the percentage of maximal heart rate method involves prescribing exercise at a certain percentage of maximum heart rate. To find out a person’s true maximum heart rate we need to measure it in a laboratory. However, for most people this is impractical; therefore we can estimate maximum heart rate using the formula ‘220 – age’. Example 1: Percentage Heart Rate Method. Case study: ‘Mariella’, age 30. Step 1. Calculate maximum heart rate (HRmax). Estimated HRmax = 220 – age = 220 – 30 ="

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