Target Heart Rate

When you plan to exercise, you should plan on exercising moderately everyday, or three to five times a week vigorously. One way to determine if you are working out moderately or vigorously is to know and understand your target heart rate. To calculate vigorous Target Heart Rate, you subtract your age from 220, and then multiply it by 0.70, and then subtract your age from 220 again and multiply that by 0.85. The solutions to these will be what your Target Heart Rate for vigorous physical activity should be in between. For moderate physical activity, you would do the same process but you would use 0.50 and 0.70 to multiply the solution that comes after you subtract your age from 220. If you go below your THR, you won't be making any progress, and if you go over, then you could be working yourself too hard.