Question

A 50-year-old man has a maximum heart rate of 168 bpm (beats per minute) He plans an exercise program so that his heart rate will be between 75 % and 90% of his maximum heart rate for at least 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week Calculate the desired range of heart beats per minute for this exercise program The minimum rate for this exercise program will be (Round to the nearest whole number as needed ) beats per minute The maximum rate will be beats per minute Enter your answer in each of the answer boxes 757 PM 9/2/2019

Answer 1

Multiply his max heart rate by both 75% and 90%.

168 x 0.75 = 126

168 x 0.90 = 151.2, round to 151

The minimum is 126

The maximum is 151