Normal Heart Rate During Exercise

What is the average / normal heart rate for men and women? also what is the idea heart rate for burning fat and improving your cardiovascular system.

A normal heart rate for an adult is between 60 and 95. Someone with very good fitness can have a heart rate as low as 40bpm.

Women tend to have a higher heart rate than men, this is mainly due to a mans heart being larger than a women's, it can be 20%+ larger in some cases. This larger size is because men have more muscle mass and a larger heart is better at pumping blood to those muscles. A women's heart rate can beat more than 5 times a minute more than a mans.

Ways to check your pulse

Neck

Use your index and middle finger to check your pulse on your neck, place those fingers on the right upper side of your neck, you may have to apply some pressure before you can feel your pulse.

Wrist

Place your index and middle fingers just below your thumb on your wrist, a small amount of pressure may be needed.

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Don't use your thumb to check, as your thumb has a pulse and can distort the reading, bear in mind you should be fully rested and relaxed when you check your pulse. If you are feeling stressed or anxious your heart rate may be higher.

You don't have to hold and count for 60 seconds to get your beats per minute, you can hold for 20 seconds then multiply that figure by 3.

The below table shows heart rates during exercise to burn fat and improve cardiovascular fitness.

Age	Fat burning	Cardio improvments
20	130	160
30	122	152
40	117	144
50	110	135
60	105	128
70	98	120
80	90	112

The above information and figures are only an approximation and are based on my own study and research. If you are concerned that your heart rate might be too high or too low please visit your doctor.

If you would like more information on a healthy heart rate see the following article at medicalnewstoday.com

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