Max Heart Rate: Females, Age 60-69

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A value around 163 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 156 bpm and 169 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 50-59 · 70-79 · All ages

Data source: Tanaka et al. - Age-predicted maximal heart rate (2001) · n=18.7K About this study

Reference population: Healthy, nonmedicated, nonsmoking adults; 18,712 participants in the meta-analysis and 514 adults aged 18-81 in the laboratory cross-validation

Max Heart Rate Cardiovascular Females 60-69

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 146 bpm
Low 156 bpm
Average 163 bpm
High 169 bpm
Very high 179 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Females, age 60-69 5th 5th: 146 bpm (Very low) 146 Very low 25th 25th: 156 bpm (Low) 156 Low 50th 50th: 163 bpm (Average) 163 Average 75th 75th: 169 bpm (High) 169 High 95th 95th: 179 bpm (Very high) 179 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Females, age 60-69 5th 5th: 146 bpm (Very low) 146 Very low 25th 25th: 156 bpm (Low) 156 Low 50th 50th: 163 bpm (Average) 163 Average 75th 75th: 169 bpm (High) 169 High 95th 95th: 179 bpm (Very high) 179 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm

This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.

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