Average High Heart rate!?

[Julibird]

The formula is supposed to give you what? Your max heart rate? Functional threshold? What's that for?

Because I know my max is higher than 142 which is what the formula gives me.

Karen

There is no formula that is more useful than monitoring your own HR in conjunction to your perceived exertion - ie, very easy, easy, somewhat hard, hard, and "i'm at my limit!" Don't be a slave to HR!

You are born with your own maxHR - it is not a trainable number, and it hasn't much to do with one's level of fitness (or potential). Threshold HR is trainable - but it's also effected by sleep, wellness, caffein, etc.

There must be past threads here about this - I know there are many who know more than I.