Health & Fitness

Unit 5 / Session 4

Progress check

Complete the table below by calculating the missing values for maximum heart rate and appropriate heart rate training zones – the first one has been completed for you, as an example. When you’re done, you can click to ‘Check your answer’.

Name Age Maximum hear rate (MHR) Fitness goal Heart rate training zone
Ashleigh 38 220 – 38 = 182 Anaerobic fitness 80 – 100% of MHR = 145 – 182bpm
Mo 24 Aerobic fitness
Freddie 42 Anaerobic fitness
Dina 16 Aerobic fitness
Check Your Answers

Answer:

Here is the completed table – did you enter the missing values correctly?

Name Age Maximum hear rate (MHR) Fitness goal Heart rate training zone
Ashleigh 38 220 – 38 = 182 Anaerobic fitness 80 – 100% of MHR = 145 – 182bpm
Mo 24 220 – 24 = 196 Aerobic fitness 60 – 80% of MHR = 117 – 156bpm
Freddie 42 220 – 42 = 178 Anaerobic fitness 80 – 100% of MHR = 142 – 178bpm
Dina 16 220 – 16 = 204 Aerobic fitness 60 – 80% of MHR = 122 – 163bpm