Panther Cycles - Heart Rate Training Zone Calculator

Use this calculator to determine Cycling Training Zones when using your Heart Rate Monitor.

Instructions: Enter your Age and Gender - or - enter only your Maximum Heart Rate (if known).

Age in years:
Gender:
Maximum Heart Rate

Training Zone	% of Max HR	Beats per Minute	Comments
Zone 0	less then 50%		Very Light intensity - no improvement in fitness
Zone 1	50-65%		Light intensity - recovery rides - maintains function and can improve fitness in very unfit individuals
Zone 2	65-73%		Light to moderate intensity - exercising in this zone is recommended for health improvement - weight loss, improves endurance - improves the ability of heart to pump blood
Zone 3	73-84%		Moderate to heavy intensity - exercising in this zone is effective in particular for improving cardiovascular fitness - high level aerobic activity - improves endurance - often the fastest pace that can be maintained and still remain comfortable and talk while exercising
Zone 4	84-91%		Heavy intensity - Exercising in this zone is "hard" and breathing becomes heavy - anaerbic or lactate threshold training - time trialing - within this zone is where lactate production occurs and cannot be eliminated by the muscles
Zone 5	91-100%		Maximum intensity - Exercising in this zone is "hardest" and causes heavy breathing, tired muscles, and fatigue - anaerobic training - helps improve sprinting and hard, short-effort ability - training in this zone is effective in particular for athletes in increasing maximum performance capacity

NOTES: This calculator provide a guide for training zones only as each individuals training zones will differ. The calculator uses a simple formula based on the results of average athletes.

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