Estimate your target heart rate range for exercise using age, resting heart rate, and workout intensity. This free target heart rate calculator includes both the simple percentage method and the Karvonen method with training zones.
Basic method:
Uses a simple percentage of estimated maximum heart rate from the formula 220 minus age.
Karvonen method:
Uses heart rate reserve, which includes your resting heart rate as well as your estimated maximum heart rate.
Target range:
The result shows a main training range around your chosen intensity.
Training zones:
It also gives broader zone ranges for easier workout planning.
Target heart rate ranges can help you match your workout intensity to your goal. Many people use them for walking, running, cycling, cardio sessions, endurance work, and interval training.
They can make it easier to avoid training too easy or too hard for the session you want.
Your result shows your estimated maximum heart rate, main target training rate, target training range, and broader exercise zones.
This gives you both a quick workout target and a wider reference for structuring sessions.
Target heart rate is an estimated exercise range used to guide workout intensity.
The basic method uses only age, while the Karvonen method also includes resting heart rate.
That depends on your goal. Easier zones are often used for recovery and steady work, while higher zones are used for harder efforts.
No. They are training estimates and can vary from person to person.