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I use the 220 minus your age that is suppose to be your max heart rate and you can exercise between 50% and 85% of max. Trouble is as you get in shape it's harder to get your heart rate up there. So those upper 120's for me is pretty close to max. Cardio is important to me as I have high coronary calcium and I work to keep my cholesterol down. Just had a nuclear stress test in Nov. came back all good, but you never know. I'm beginning to feel like an old used car. haha
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@jimk849 Yes, the old, "used car" feeling is mutual! Between a leaky valve (heart) and wiring problems (neurological) the old car analogy works well. Thanks for today's smile.
Agree that the more fit you become, the harder it is to get heart rate near "max". 120s for me is fine and requires plenty of work.
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@jimk849 Ahh, I feel better now! The number they are giving me is 85%, so what I am doing isn't too bad. Thanks. I knew there was a way to figure this out but I was just too lazy to, I just let the equipment do it for me.
I think many of us are feeling the same way. As a fridge magnet I have says, "getting old isn't too bad when you consider the alternative".
JK