4/8/2016. Mutual of Omaha - I called on Monday and waited for an hour before a. I called on Monday and waited for an hour before a customer service representative took my call. Today was worse. I waited for TWO hours and no one took my call.
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.
Subtract your age from 220 to calculate your Maximum Heart Rate (mhr). If you are using this method you should just probably chunk your heart rate monitor in the trash can. The Karvonen Formula is a little more accurate. You must know your resting heart rate to use this method and insert your training zone from below. The most accurate method is to find your maximum heart rate or heart rate threshold through a stress test. This type of test is usually administered by a professional.