You can find your maximum heart rate by subtracting your age from 220. So if you just turned 60…
220-60
160 = Your maximum heart rate.
220-20
200= Gym rat’s maximum heart rate.
As you can see, if that kid isn’t working harder than you, he needs to get moving!
If you want to work in the low aerobic mode to burn the most fat you will work at 60-65% of your maximum rate. For our sixty year old that means 96. If you want to work on your cardiovascular conditioning you will want to work at 75% of your maximum capacity. For the average 60 years old that is 120 beats per minute.
If you’ve read through this book, you know what I’m about to tell you. Get a heart monitor. There is nothing as painful as trying to work out and keep track of your heart rate without one of these wonderful little toys. Get the heart rate monitor or you are going to waste a good percentage of your workouts either working too hard or not working hard enough. You can get one at HeartRateMonitorUSA.com. Just do it.
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