68 bpm exercise pulse
Choose an age from 0 to 90 to see your zone.
How to check your heart rate during exercise
- Count the beats for 15 seconds, then multiply by 4.
- Choose your age to see your zone.
What 68 bpm means during exercise
68 bpm counts as moderate exercise from ages 83 to 90.
68 bpm is 24 bpm below where moderate exercise starts at 35 (92 bpm).
Your zone depends on your age. The same heart rate can be moderate at one age and vigorous at another. That's because your estimated maximum heart rate, 220 minus your age, goes down as you get older.
Women and men use the same estimate. We also show a second estimate for women, 206 minus 0.88 times age. Your zone is based on 220 minus your age.
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Common questions
Short answers about how these calculators work.
What heart rate counts as vigorous exercise? Vigorous exercise is about 70% to 85% of your estimated maximum heart rate (220 minus your age). For example, at age 35 that's about 129 to 158 bpm.
Why does my zone change when I change my age? Your estimated maximum heart rate goes down as you get older. So the same heart rate is a bigger share of your maximum.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
- Target heart rates chart (opens in a new tab) - American Heart AssociationTarget heart rate zones by age
- Heart rate response to exercise stress testing in asymptomatic women (opens in a new tab) - Circulation (American Heart Association journal), 2010A second maximum heart rate estimate for women
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