Max Heart Rate: Males, Age 18-19
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What these numbers mean
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.
Data source: Tanaka et al. - Age-predicted maximal heart rate 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
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Very low 178 bpm
Low 188 bpm
Average 195 bpm
High 201 bpm
Very high 211 bpm
This percentile chart shows how common a value is, not whether it is healthy.