Max Heart Rate: Males, Age 20-29

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What these numbers mean

A value around 191 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 184 bpm and 197 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 18-19 · 30-39 · 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 20-29

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 174 bpm
Low 184 bpm
Average 191 bpm
High 197 bpm
Very high 207 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 20-29 5th 5th: 174 bpm (Very low) 174 Very low 25th 25th: 184 bpm (Low) 184 Low 50th 50th: 191 bpm (Average) 191 Average 75th 75th: 197 bpm (High) 197 High 95th 95th: 207 bpm (Very high) 207 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 20-29 5th 5th: 174 bpm (Very low) 174 Very low 25th 25th: 184 bpm (Low) 184 Low 50th 50th: 191 bpm (Average) 191 Average 75th 75th: 197 bpm (High) 197 High 95th 95th: 207 bpm (Very high) 207 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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