Max Heart Rate: Females, Age 70-79

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What these numbers mean

A value around 156 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for females in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 149 bpm and 162 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 60-69 · 80-81 · 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 70-79

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 139 bpm
Low 149 bpm
Average 156 bpm
High 162 bpm
Very high 172 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Females, age 70-79 5th 5th: 139 bpm (Very low) 139 Very low 25th 25th: 149 bpm (Low) 149 Low 50th 50th: 156 bpm (Average) 156 Average 75th 75th: 162 bpm (High) 162 High 95th 95th: 172 bpm (Very high) 172 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Females, age 70-79 5th 5th: 139 bpm (Very low) 139 Very low 25th 25th: 149 bpm (Low) 149 Low 50th 50th: 156 bpm (Average) 156 Average 75th 75th: 162 bpm (High) 162 High 95th 95th: 172 bpm (Very high) 172 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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