HR

Heart Rate

Health

Short definition

HR — heart rate (beats per minute).

Full definition

HR is the number of heartbeats per minute: resting 60–100 (normal), 40–60 in trained individuals. HR zones dose aerobic load (warm-up 50–60 %, aerobic 60–70 %, anaerobic 80–90 % of max = 220 − age).

Examples

Aerobic zone: HR 130 at age 30 (max 190).

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