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Target Heart Rate Calculator Your target heart rate helps you pace yourself when you exercise. This is to make sure you aren't exercising too hard or not working out as much as you should be. Also, your target heart rate can give you an idea of your progress over time. To do this, you'll need to measure your heart rate from time to time as you exercise. Click here to learn more about target heart rate and how it is calculated. To find out your target heart rate with this calculator, click your age on the gear to the left and see what your current target heart rate is. Note: This calculator is not for children or the very elderly. Sources: Exercise and Your Heart, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the American Heart Association, NIH Publication No. 93-1677. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This information is for your information only. It does not replace your doctor's advice. It may not represent your medical needs, and does not consider any heart problems. It also cannot make up for mistakes in how you take your pulse. Talk with your doctor before doing any new exercise plan. Do not use this information to reach a target heart rate that brings you discomfort or puts you at risk in any way. Your doctor may be able to answer questions or concerns about exercise, fitness or diet.

This tool was reviewed and updated June 2007.

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