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before you begin to exercise, you can easily determine your target heart rate by following these three steps:

1)  Subtract your age from 220.  If you are 50, your maximum heart rate is      170.               Example: 220 - 50 = 170 2)  Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.55 to obtain the bottom of your      target zone.                Example: 170 x 0.55 = 93 3)  Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.65 to obtain the top of your      target zone.               Example: 170 x 0.65 = 110