What is this calculator?
Calculate an intensity target from a measured maximum and resting heart rate.
What can you use it for?
Use it to understand the numerical relationship between the measurements or dates entered. Calculate an intensity target from a measured maximum and resting heart rate.
How to use it
- Enter measured maximum heart rate (bpm).
- Enter resting heart rate (bpm).
- Enter chosen intensity (%).
- Select Calculate (or Generate for random tools).
- Read the answer and any additional results below the form. Check the units and the limits of the method.
Formula and method
The formula uses the units and definitions shown above. Each input is substituted before the arithmetic is evaluated; the calculated output is rounded for display.
Worked example
Measured maximum heart rate (bpm): 190, Resting heart rate (bpm): 65, Chosen intensity (%): 60. The result is 140 bpm (result).
Assumptions and limits
Heart-rate reserve calculation. Your entered intensity is not a clinical exercise recommendation.
Frequently asked questions
What inputs does the Target Heart Rate Calculator need?
Use measured maximum heart rate (bpm), resting heart rate (bpm), chosen intensity (%). Read the answer and any additional results below the form. Check the units and the limits of the method.
What assumptions apply to the Target Heart Rate Calculator?
Heart-rate reserve calculation. Your entered intensity is not a clinical exercise recommendation.