Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Yeah, MHR doesn't go down with age for active individuals. At least not much. My MHR is exactly the same as it was when I was racing at 21 years old, 16 years ago.
My max HR at 21 was 202. Back then I was an elite level inline speedskater and in the best shape of my life. 10 years of sitting on the couch minus the past year of getting back into shape I have hit 204, 202, and 200 this year. My "wake up in the morning before I get out of bed" resting HR is 38.
Not bad for a 34 year old slacker.