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Hittinâ the Target. Now youâre ready to determine your target training heart rate. Take your pulse on the inside of your wrist, on the thumb side. Use the tips of your first two fingers (not your thumb) to press lightly over the blood vessels on your wrist. Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to find your beats per minute. You want to stay between 50 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. This range is your target heart rate.
Then, use this formula to determine your target heart rate: Target Heart Rate = [(Maximum Heart Rate â Resting Heart Rate) Ã %Intensity] + Resting Heart Rate So, using the example above, here's how to calculate the target heart rate zone for a 34-year-old who has a Maximum Heart Rate of 186 and a Resting Heart Rate of 74: For a 50% Target Heart Rate: [(186 â 74) Ã 0.50] + 74 = 130 bpm For a 85% Target Heart Rate: [(186 â 74) Ã 0.85] + 74 = 169 bpm So the target rate heart zone would ...