Comments on: Use the Karvonen Method to Determine Your Heart Rate Training Targets

By: aw

aw — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:20:02 +0000

Follow-up:

You are correct, the Karvonen method does calculate a lower target zone as you get fitter (lower resting rate). This is because as you get fitter, it takes less effort to do the same amount of work. The Karvonen method takes this into account. When you achieve a lower resting rate you have two options:

-Do the same work with less effort (Keep your intensity% the same)
-Do more work with the same effort (Increase your intensity%)

The Karvonen method accurately reflects that you no longer need to work as hard to achieve the same intensity. Thus, to maintain your target heart, you need to increase the intensity.

By: aw

aw — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:07:49 +0000

Jimbo,

The Karvonen method is simply a mathematical tool for calculating your target heart rate based on your NORMAL resting heart rate. If your resting heart rate is faulty due to illness or overtraining, the Karvonen method will calculate a faulty target zone.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:23:49 +0000

Okay guys, so you use the Karvonen method (HRR). Do you then also train with a higher actual heart rate when your resting heart rate goes up (getting ill or getting over-trained)? Cause that’s what Karvonen says you should… Also, as you get fitter (lower resting heart rate), then you should train at a lower actual heart rate… says Karvonen… when you should at least stay at the same actual heart rate, but instead increase speed.

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By: Blaine Moore (Run to Win)

Blaine Moore (Run to Win) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:30:13 +0000

Funky Dung, I wrote about how to determine your max heart rate about a year ago. Basically, I think that the 220-age formula is way too innacurate to be worth using. A better method is to do a workout designed to elevate your heart rate and to work off of the max you get out of that. Personally, I rarely worry about my heart rate when I am running. I think that the resting heart rate is a much more useful thing to know. Then again, I have a very good sense of per mile pace and how far I've been running and can plan workouts around that. Mark, I'm looking forward to reading your method for determining the max heart rate.

By: air-run

air-run — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:30:14 +0000

Well written article Mark!

By: Mark Iocchelli

Mark Iocchelli — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:09:42 +0000

Hey Funky Dung,

Yeah, I will post something next week for everyone. How does that sound?

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:52:20 +0000

Any suggestions for estimating max heartrate. Every time I think I have the right value, my heart monitor eventually tells me I’ve gone over 100%.