Maximum heart rate
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Maximum heart rate
Heart rate is how many times a person's heart beats in a minute. Maximum heart rate is an estimate of the fastest the heart can beat at that person's maximum activity level, and that rate changes as a person ages.
To find the maximum heart rate, subtract the person's age from 220. For example, if a woman is 40 years old, her maximum heart rate is 220 minus 40, or 180 beats per minute.
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| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Heather Chambliss, PhD - Exercise Science/Weight Management |
| Last Updated | August 26, 2008 |
| Last updated: | August 26, 2008 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Heather Chambliss, PhD - Exercise Science/Weight Management |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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