Training Calculators
Pace Calculator
The following calculator can be used to determine Pace, Time, and Distance relationships. Enter values for two of the three and then click "Calculate" to solve for the unknown.
Heart Rate Training Zone Calculator
Use this calculator to estimate your heart-rate zones for easy workouts, anaerobic
threshold (AT) and VO2 Max workouts.
Instructions:
- Enter your age and resting heart-rate.
- Enter your maximum heart-rate if you know it - otherwise leave that field blank
and it will be estimated as follows: (208 - .7 * age).
- Press "Calculate".
As a general
rule of thumb, maximum heart rate generally declines with age from about 220 beats
per minute in childhood to about 160 beats per minute by age 60. This lowering of
the heart rate is fairly linear, decreasing by approximately 1 beat per minute per
year. There is no strong evidence to suggest that training influences the decline
in maximal heart rate. It should be remembered that individuals of the same age
may have quite different maximal heart rates-therefore it is more accurate to calculate
this value by undergoing a stress-test than by using an age-related formula.
On
the other hand, resting heart rate is greatly influenced by endurance training.
To view our offering of training program choices to assist you with your endurance
goals, please visit www.getfitlivefit.org.
The typical adult has a resting heart
rate of about 72 bpm whereas highly trained runners may have readings of 40 bpm
or lower. There was a study published in an issue of The Journal of the American
College of Cardiology, Dr. Seals and his colleagues devised a new formula: maximum
heart rate equals 208 minus 0.7 times age. They used published studies involving
18,712 healthy people and data from 514 healthy people they recruited. Their formula
gives much higher average maximum heart rates for older people, with the new and
old heart rate curves starting to diverge at age 40.
Caloric Expenditure Calculator
The calculator below can be used for estimating calories burned during a run based
on an individual weight.
Body Mass Index Calculator
This calculator is used to determine your Body Mass Index. Enter the required fields
and then click Calculate. Once the BMI is calculated, use the chart
link to view the ranges of healthy weight.
Click Here to View BMI Chart
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