Your target heart rate (THR) describes the pulse rate (in beats per minute) that allows you to exercise safely while getting the maximum benefits from your workout. 1  This range is usually between 50% to 85% of your maximum heart rate. You can calculate target heart rate with any number of formulas:
curry favor. : to try to get the support or approval of a person or group in order to get some advantage for yourself â often + with. He is trying to curry favor with the voters by promising a tax cut if he's elected. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples.
Curry powder is a spice mix of widely varying composition based on South Asian cuisine. Curry powder and the contemporary English use of the word  curry  are Western inventions and do not reflect any specific South Asian food, though a similar mixture of spices used in north South Asia is called garam masala.urry powder is actually closer to the Tamil sambar powder, and the word curry is derived from the Tamil word kari meaning sauce, relish for rice. However, use of curry was prevalent in South Asia much before the advent of Europeans in India.