Owner's Manual

HeartRateCalculations

Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately160BPMbyage60.

Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeachyear.Thereisnoindicationthattraining

influencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthesameagecouldhavedifferentmaximumheartrates.Itismore

accuratetofindthisvaluebygettingastresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.

Youratrestheartrateisinfluencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateofapproximately72BPM,

whereashighlytrainedrunnersmayhavereadingsof40BPMorlower.

TheHeartRatetableisanestimateofwhatHeartRateZone(HRZ)iseffectivetoburnfatandbetteryourcardiovascularsystem.

Physicalconditionsvary,thereforeyourindividualHRZcouldbeseveralbeatshigherorlowerthanwhatisshown.

Themostefficientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincreaseyourintensityuntilyour

heartratereachesbetween60–85%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueatthatpace,keepingyourheartrateinthattargetzone

forover20minutes.Thelongeryoumaintainyourtargetheartrate,themorefatyourbodywillburn.

Thegraphisabriefguideline,describingthegenerallysuggestedtargetheartratesbasedonage.Asnotedabove,youroptimal

targetratemaybehigherorlower.Consultyourphysicianforyourindividualtargetheartratezone.

Note:

Aswithallexercisesandfitnessregimens,alwaysuseyourbestjudgmentwhenyouincreaseyour

exercisetimeorintensity.

FatBurningTargetHeartRate

HeartRate

BPM(beats

perminute)

Age

MaximumHeartRate

TargetHeartRateZone(keep

withinthisrangeforoptimumfat

burning)

10 10