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Maximum Heart Rate (Gellish Formula) Calculator

HR_max = 207 − 0.7 · age (Gellish 2007).

Estimate age-predicted maximum heart rate via the Gellish equation HR_max = 207 − 0.7 · age, derived from a longitudinal cohort of healthy adults. Comparable to Tanaka; use whichever your training plan specifies.

Priya Venkatesan By Priya Venkatesan
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HR_max = 207 − 0.7 · age.

In depth

Estimate age-predicted maximum heart rate via the Gellish equation HR_max = 207 − 0.7 · age, derived from a longitudinal cohort of healthy adults. Comparable to Tanaka; use whichever your training plan specifies.