Exercise Intensity Tool

 

Heart Rate Reserve Method (HRR)

 

1.     Age                                                         years of age

 

2.     Resting Heart Rate                               beats per minute

 

o      Heart rate (HR) is the number of times that the heart contracts, usually expressed in a 1-minute time frame.

§       In order to measure resting heart rate, lightly press index and middle finger against the radial artery in the groove on the lateral wrist.

  

MHR beats per minute
40% HRR beats per minute
50% HRR beats per minute
85% HRR beats per minute

 

·        The American College of Sports Medicine recommends an exercise intensity of 40/50% – 85% HRR in order to satisfy the expended caloric need.

o      The intensity and the duration of the exercise are inversely related and jointly determine the total caloric expenditure of the exercise session.