Question
Swapnil checks his heart rate to see if he is working hard enough to qualify for a “vigorous intensity” workout according to the CDC. Which heart rate reading will let him know that he has reached this goal? 50 percent of his maximum heart rate 60 percent of his maximum heart rate 70 percent of his maximum heart rate 80 percent of his maximum heart rate
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To determine the heart rate reading that indicates a "vigorous intensity" workout according to the CDC, we first need to understand the concept of maximum heart rate. The general formula to estimate the maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age.
Vigorous intensity exercise is typically defined as being at 70% to 85% of your maximum heart rate.
Given the options:
- 50% of maximum heart rate: Light intensity
- 60% of maximum heart rate: Moderate intensity
- 70% of maximum heart rate: Beginning of vigorous intensity
- 80% of maximum heart rate: Above the lower threshold for vigorous intensity
Therefore, **70% of his maximum heart rate is the minimum level for vigorous intensity**, but generally, heart rates in the 70% to 85% range are considered vigorous.
So, if Swapnil checks his heart rate and sees it at 70% or above, he will know that he is working hard enough to qualify for a "vigorous intensity" workout.
Vigorous intensity exercise is typically defined as being at 70% to 85% of your maximum heart rate.
Given the options:
- 50% of maximum heart rate: Light intensity
- 60% of maximum heart rate: Moderate intensity
- 70% of maximum heart rate: Beginning of vigorous intensity
- 80% of maximum heart rate: Above the lower threshold for vigorous intensity
Therefore, **70% of his maximum heart rate is the minimum level for vigorous intensity**, but generally, heart rates in the 70% to 85% range are considered vigorous.
So, if Swapnil checks his heart rate and sees it at 70% or above, he will know that he is working hard enough to qualify for a "vigorous intensity" workout.