Wednesday, October 28, 2009

What heart rate sould I aim for when exercising I am 60?

Yours is a good question.



Unfortunately, to answer it one would need to know more about your general health: information obtained through a complete physical exam, such as:



Body weight, resting pulse, resting blood pressure, etc.



Any underlying diseases.



What medications if any you are currently taking.



What your baseline EKG looks like.



The list is quite long, frankly.



I would suggest that you ignore any answers on this web site that give you a specific number. At this point without the above information, any such suggestions would be dangerous.



Make an appointment an see a doctor you trust, be as honest as you can about your medical history and allow him or her to perform a complete physical examination.



You will have your answer.



What heart rate sould I aim for when exercising I am 60?

83-123 beats per minute. Keep in that zone if you are healthy, have no health problems and are a regular excerciser. If you are super fit and have been doing excercise for many years then you can go higher than 123 beats per minute. Check with your doctor to be sure. Check out this website below.

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