Max Heart Rate: Males, Age 18-19

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A value around 195 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 188 bpm and 201 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 20-29 · 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 Males 18-19

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 178 bpm
Low 188 bpm
Average 195 bpm
High 201 bpm
Very high 211 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 18-19 5th 5th: 178 bpm (Very low) 178 Very low 25th 25th: 188 bpm (Low) 188 Low 50th 50th: 195 bpm (Average) 195 Average 75th 75th: 201 bpm (High) 201 High 95th 95th: 211 bpm (Very high) 211 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 18-19 5th 5th: 178 bpm (Very low) 178 Very low 25th 25th: 188 bpm (Low) 188 Low 50th 50th: 195 bpm (Average) 195 Average 75th 75th: 201 bpm (High) 201 High 95th 95th: 211 bpm (Very high) 211 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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