What is Your Target Heart Rate?

What is your target heart rate? Why is it important to know before engaging in any type of exercise? What is the target heart rate formula?

If you like to do aerobic exercises, you need to be sure that your heart can handle the amount of activity you are doing. Some people think they should work hard and push themselves to the limit. But, the thing is, you need to consider your target heart rate if you want to take care of your heart.

Target heart rate refers to the rate your heart has to beat so that it performs 60-80% of its maximum capacity. If your heart rate goes above 80%, you will put too much strain on your heart and you will go into anaerobic activity. If you exercise with your heart rate below 60%, you heart will not benefit that much from the aerobic activity.

So how do you calculate your target heart rate?

Heart Health Numbers You Need to Know

Although most people are interested in having a healthy heart, many probably do not know exactly how heart health can be measured.  Actually, there are a number of basic measurements that you need to take note of regularly to be sure that your heart is in optimal condition.

What is Cholesterol?

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Most people tend to have a negative view of cholesterol. We fear it and avoid it. We try to eat, as much as possible, foods that do not have a lot of it. So, we won’t have a high level of it in our blood when examined for it. Is this substance really responsible for harming our hearts?

Why Family History Matters to Your Heart Health

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Understanding How Your Blood Vessels Work

In the previous post, we studied how the heart basically works. In this post, we will further explore the other parts of the body that play a part in the heart’s proper function – the Blood Vessels.

Watch the animated video below to get a better understanding of how the heart, the blood vessels and other parts of the body work together.

Understanding Your Heart – How Does the Heart Work?

This is a diagram of how blood flows in the human heart. The blue components indicate the pathways of de-oxygenated blood and the red components indicate the pathways of oxygenated blood.

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Many of us fail to give enough concern for the most important organ inside our body. Our heart is the only one muscle within our body that never rests. It works as an incredible pump that circulates blood all throughout our body without layovers.

Do You Know the 7 Risk Factors For Heart Disease?

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There are several risk factors for cardiovascular disease, however, there are 7 big risk factors which everybody ought to be aware of. These are the most frequent risk factors, responsible for most heart problems. These 7 risk factors are diabetes, cigarette smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and family history.

Have You Been Putting Your Heart Health at Risk?

Heart problems along with other cardiac issues can be dreadful for anybody who experiences them. They are often frightening since they are potentially deadly. But many forms of cardiovascular disease do not have to be a death sentence.

The heart is probably the most important part in the human body. If your heart beat stops, you are going to die without health care treatment. You cannot live without the heart since it pumps blood throughout your body, delivering it to your brain as well as other body parts that need it.