Knowing your maximum heart rate can be useful when planning exercise. Workouts in lower “zones”, defined as up to 70% of maximum heart rate, improve aerobic capacity. More intense exercise trains ...

Consider two athletes, A and B. Athlete A has a maximum heart rate of 205 beats per minute, while Athlete B has a maximum heart rate of 165 beats per minute. Who’s better? The answer is neither (or ...

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Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...