The value of knowing an athletes maximum heart rate

Maximum heart rate is a useful value for coaches to assess of their athletes. This value represents the highest number of beats that the heart can achieve during a maximal exercise bout. Maximum heart rate values can be used in predicting maximal oxygen consumption via the heart rate ratio method  where one multiplies 15.3 by …

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