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Target Heart Rate

Calculator

If you’re wondering how to get active safely or

you want to start exercising after being
diagnosed with a heart condition, this animation
and tool can help.

Understanding your target heart rate

What is my target heart rate?

Calculate my target heart rate

I am 14 years old

Calculate

Your target heart rate zone is

103 - 144
bpm

So what should you do next?

Your target heart rate is calculated purely

by your age and is not affected by any other
factors. However, there are different things
to take into consideration if you want to get
more active, depending on whether you have
heart a condition or are at risk from a heart
condition.

Select a category
I have a heart condition and want to get
more active

I want to reduce my risk of a heart

condition by getting more active