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Target heart rate calculator

By Mayo Clinic staff

References
  1. Target heart rate and estimated maximum heart rate. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/measuring/target_heart_rate.htm. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.
  2. Target heart rate. American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3030999. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.  
  3. Monitoring exercise intensity using heart rate. American Council on Exercise. http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/fitfacts_display.aspx?itemid=38. Accessed Aug. 4, 2008.
  4. Allison TG (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Aug. 6, 2008.
  5. Tanaka H, et al. Age-predicted maximal heart rate revisited. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001;37(1):153-156.

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