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Karvonen equation is used to determine the target heart rate (THR) for exercise. It takes into account the current fitness level of the exerciser by using his or her resting heart rate. (Karvonen was a Finnish researcher.) The formula is THR = MAX HR – RHR x IF + RHR.<\/p>\n

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Karvonen equation is used to determine the target heart rate (THR) for exercise. It takes into account the current fitness level of the exerciser by using his or her resting heart rate. (Karvonen was a Finnish researcher.) The formula is THR = MAX HR – RHR x IF + RHR.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"yoast_head":"\nKarvonen equation - Definition of Karvonen equation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karvonen equation is used to determine the target heart rate (THR) for exercise. It takes into account the current fitness level of the exerciser by using his or her resting heart rate. (Karvonen was a Finnish researcher.) 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