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Old 03-08-2008, 05:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
StuWard
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Originally Posted by Lisa~ View Post
...220-age is a starting guideline, but it is not accurate for everybody...

In fact it can be wildly off. I routinely hit 20 beats higher than my predicted max. It's just a guideline. If you do an all out sprint and then check your heart beat, use that as your max. It's more accurate than the calculated max.
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