Target Heart Rate Zones

Our goal is to try to increase our heart rate high enough to fall within the number range on our age card. The range shown on your age card is your target heart rate zone. Our goal is to try to have our heart rates within that zone, for a minimum of 20 minutes, while exercising. Our hearts will become stronger and healthier over time, if we exercise using our heart rates as monitors of our efforts. Using physical monitors (like being hot, sweating, having a red face, etc) does not always show the reality of how hard we are working. If you are lower than your zone, you should work harder (take less breaks, run faster or longer), if you are above your zone you can take it a little easier (take a quick break, slow down, etc).