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Heart Rate Zone Calculator

Find your personalized heart rate training zones for optimal workout intensity.

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Heart Rate Zone Calculator

5 Training Zones ยท Karvonen Formula

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The 5 Heart Rate Training Zones

Training in different heart rate zones produces different physiological adaptations. Most training plans recommend spending 80% of time in Zones 1โ€“2 (easy) and 20% in higher zones.

Zone 1 โ€” Warm Up / Recovery 50โ€“60% HRmax

Very easy effort. Active recovery, improves basic fitness.

Zone 2 โ€” Fat Burning 60โ€“70% HRmax

Comfortable conversation pace. Builds aerobic base, burns fat.

Zone 3 โ€” Aerobic Endurance 70โ€“80% HRmax

Moderate effort. Improves cardiovascular efficiency.

Zone 4 โ€” Anaerobic Threshold 80โ€“90% HRmax

Hard effort. Increases lactate threshold and speed.

Zone 5 โ€” Maximum Sprint 90โ€“100% HRmax

All-out effort. Short intervals only, improves VO2 max.

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