X-Factor Fitness Solutions Blog Posts Tagged ‘target heart rate’

Calculating Your Training Zone Target Heart Rate Range (Using the “Corrected” Karvonen Formula)

By Matt Trudo on September 23rd, 2011

The most accurate method of calculating your training zone target heart rate range is by using the “corrected” Karvonen Formula. It is called the “corrected “ formula because it corrects for your resting heart rate, which is different from person to person. Your resting heart rate should be attained first thing in the morning right [...]

A Fitness Professional’s Countdown to 50: Staying Happy and Healthy in Midlife

By Carol Nave on April 27th, 2010

Day 2 There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think “man, am I getting old!”  It always has a negative spin when I think it, which isn’t really a good thing.  I am trying to send myself better messages – things like, “but you’re fit for your age” or “50 is [...]