Exercise heart rate

[Heartfelt]

I am 65, 11.5 st and exercise regularly. My resting heart rate is about 40-45 bpm. When I exercise what heart rate should I be aiming for? I am not training for any event just to hold my weight.

[RosyHannah]

Hi there heartfelt and welcome to talkhealth!

Thanks for your post - I hope someone gets back to you re: your question, in the meantime talkhealth is running a weight management clinic which opens on the 15th January. Our panel of experts will be available to answer your questions should you so wish to ask.

Of particular interest to you may be Jessie Pavelka - a leading fitness and wellbeing expert who you may have seen on Sky's Fat: The Fight of my Life. You will be able to post a question 15-21 January (I have included the link below).

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In the meantime check out our blogs on fitness and exercise here: http://www.talkhealthpartnership.com/bl ... _exercise/

Best wishes,

Rosy .

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[Macias25]

Regular aerobic exercise makes your heart stronger and more efficient, meaning that your heart pumps more blood each time it contracts, needing fewer beats per minute to do its job.

But if you have a lower resting heart rate than someone else, don't assume that you're in better shape than them, or vice versa. Two people can be equally fit and have significantly different resting heart rates.