by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 16, 2021 | Fitness
Your maximum heart rate is the fastest your heart can beat and still pump blood effectively through your body. As you age, your maximum heart rate drops. The maximum heart rate formulae used by heart rate monitors (such as MAXIMUM HEART RATE = 220 – age) are all based...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
Many exercise programs and tests used to measure heart function are based on an unreliable MAXIMUM HEART RATE formula that predicts the fastest your heart can beat and still pump blood through your body. Although this formula is the gold standard used today, it is not...
