What is a maximum heart rate?

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220 minus your age.

Therefore if you are 30

220-30=190

However there are various other methods of calculation.

It also depends on what exercise you are doing and how fit you are already.

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http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/maxhr.htm

 

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