Fitness Goals; About Heart Rate Zones - Garmin Forerunner 735XT Owner's Manual

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Fitness Goals

Knowing your heart rate zones can help you
measure and improve your fitness by under-
standing and applying these principles.
• Your heart rate is a good measure of exercise
intensity.
• Training in certain heart rate zones can help
you improve cardiovascular capacity and
strength.
• Knowing your heart rate zones can prevent
you from overtraining and can decrease your
risk of injury.
If you know your maximum heart rate, you can
use the table
page 99)
zone for your fitness objectives.
If you do not know your maximum heart rate,
use one of the calculators available on the
Internet. Some gyms and health centers can
provide a test that measures maximum heart
rate. The default maximum heart rate is 220
minus your age.

About Heart Rate Zones

Many athletes use heart rate zones to measure
and increase their cardiovascular strength and
improve their level of fitness. A heart rate zone
is a set range of heartbeats per minute. The
98
(Heart Rate Zone Calculations,
to determine the best heart rate
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