Max Heart Rate: Males, Age 40-49

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A value around 177 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 170 bpm and 183 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 30-39 · 50-59 · 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 40-49

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 160 bpm
Low 170 bpm
Average 177 bpm
High 183 bpm
Very high 193 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 40-49 5th 5th: 160 bpm (Very low) 160 Very low 25th 25th: 170 bpm (Low) 170 Low 50th 50th: 177 bpm (Average) 177 Average 75th 75th: 183 bpm (High) 183 High 95th 95th: 193 bpm (Very high) 193 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 40-49 5th 5th: 160 bpm (Very low) 160 Very low 25th 25th: 170 bpm (Low) 170 Low 50th 50th: 177 bpm (Average) 177 Average 75th 75th: 183 bpm (High) 183 High 95th 95th: 193 bpm (Very high) 193 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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