As for the "220 - age" method, I have read on several sites that 220 is for men, but women should use 226. This makes more sense for me and probably a lot of you who say your max is higher than the calculations tell you.
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07-12-2007, 04:50 PM #1
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07-13-2007, 04:22 PM #2
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Doesn't make much difference for me; 166.7 by the new formula, 166 by the old female formula. My heart rate monitor quit working last year, but my average commute HR then was 180.
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07-13-2007, 07:33 PM #3
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Thanks for posting this...this is particularly interesting to me right now. Of course, like everyone else, this gives me a close, but lower, number...and one that I'm consistently exceeding.
Like LBTC says...fast and cheap...hmmm...but I think it's intriguing to be challenged by the concepts...If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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