At some point in your life it may be interesting to look back and see how your heart rate has changed over time. This is an extremely simple tracker that allows you to record your heart rate (as beats per minute) at a certain point in time and view the trend. You can track your resting heart rate as well as your average rate for a period of activity, such as exercising. Additional graph views allow you to view your average heart rate taken at various times of the day (morning, afternoon, evening, etc.).

At rest, the heart generally beats 60 to 80 times per minute based on our age and physical condition. As we age, our resting rate generally rises and as we become more physically fit, it generally lowers. For more information about the resting heart rate, visit the American Heart Association . To measure your resting heart rate, find your pulse using the method that is easiest for you and count the number of beats for 6 seconds. Now multiply that number by 10 to get your approximate beats per minute measurement.

When exercising, using a heart rate monitoring device or heart-rate enabled exercise equipment can help you measure how hard you are working. Tracking these rates over time can be really motivating by showing your progress in your fitness program. In this tracker we calculate your maximum heart rate as 220 minus your age. Then we present a target range for exercising that uses 50% of your maximum as the low end and 85% of your maximum as the high end of the range. For more information about target heart rates and how you should use them when exercising, please visit the American Heart Association .

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