Dieter
08-27-05, 03:50 AM
From Polars webiste:
Gerry is 45 years old, wants to lose weight, and exercises three days a week, sometimes for 10 minutes, sometimes for 20 minutes and is just not sure how hard to go.
*Her estimated max heart rate is 220-(age) 45=175
The recommended target zone is 60-70 %
60% of 175=105
70% of 175=123
Gerry’s target zone is 105-123
I read someone saying here that you needed to take your resting pulse into account has well, providing the equation below (which would give you quite a lot higher numbers obviously).
Example:
Same MHR as above, resting pulse estimated to be 60. That would give the following zones:
60% would be 60+(175-60)*0.6=129
70% would be 60+(175-60)*0.7=141
I assume what is said on the Polar site is the correct appraoch? Doesn't resting pulse factor in at all?
Gerry is 45 years old, wants to lose weight, and exercises three days a week, sometimes for 10 minutes, sometimes for 20 minutes and is just not sure how hard to go.
*Her estimated max heart rate is 220-(age) 45=175
The recommended target zone is 60-70 %
60% of 175=105
70% of 175=123
Gerry’s target zone is 105-123
I read someone saying here that you needed to take your resting pulse into account has well, providing the equation below (which would give you quite a lot higher numbers obviously).
Example:
Same MHR as above, resting pulse estimated to be 60. That would give the following zones:
60% would be 60+(175-60)*0.6=129
70% would be 60+(175-60)*0.7=141
I assume what is said on the Polar site is the correct appraoch? Doesn't resting pulse factor in at all?