Max Heart Rate: Males, Age 50-59

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A value around 170 bpm is typical (50th percentile) for males in this age group. The middle 50% of the reference population fall between about 163 bpm and 176 bpm; values below or above that central range sit in the lower or upper half of the distribution.

Also see: 40-49 · 60-69 · 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 50-59

Max Heart Rate Percentile Chart (bpm)

Very low 153 bpm
Low 163 bpm
Average 170 bpm
High 176 bpm
Very high 186 bpm
Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 50-59 5th 5th: 153 bpm (Very low) 153 Very low 25th 25th: 163 bpm (Low) 163 Low 50th 50th: 170 bpm (Average) 170 Average 75th 75th: 176 bpm (High) 176 High 95th 95th: 186 bpm (Very high) 186 Very high 0 50 100 150 200 250 bpm Max Heart Rate percentile distribution chart for Males, age 50-59 5th 5th: 153 bpm (Very low) 153 Very low 25th 25th: 163 bpm (Low) 163 Low 50th 50th: 170 bpm (Average) 170 Average 75th 75th: 176 bpm (High) 176 High 95th 95th: 186 bpm (Very high) 186 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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