Aerobic Heart Rate Chart

Knowing your target heart rate can help you pace yourself during aerobic exercise sessions.

Aerobic exercise can be any activity that uses large muscles in continuous rhythmic motion to elevate your heart rate. The following heart rate chart gives target heart rates based on percentage of maximum heart rate according to your age.

The American Heart Association recommends aerobic activity for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week.  Target heart rate should be 50 percent for the first few weeks, building up to 75 percent gradually over a six month period, then up to 85 percent.  However, you don't have to exercise that hard to stay in shape.

Maximum heart rate calculated at: (220) minus your age in years