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Ah, I was wondering, as a runner you should get a HR monitor and calculate your real maximum. The charts are crap; as a 51 year old runner, I routinuely hit 18
by Ensorceled 11y ago
Ah, I was wondering, as a runner you should get a HR monitor and calculate your real maximum. The charts are crap; as a 51 year old runner, I routinuely hit 185+BPM when hill or interval training (at about 95% effort) so I'm also doing 105-110% of my chart "max".
- Jtsummers 11y agoThat's a good point. I'd treat it like BMI. It's a good guideline, but it's a heuristic and won't fit everyone. In this case, if you've been a longtime runner, you'll almost certainly have a healthier heart than your age-wise peers (not guaranteed, but as a general rule).