Definitions for "Maximal heart rate"
Keywords:  hrmax, mhr, minus, minute, beats
Maximal heart rate is two-hundred twenty (220) minus the subject's age in years.
The highest heart rate of which an individual is capable. A broad rule of thumb for estimating maximal heart rate is 220 (beats per minute) minus the person's age (in years). Cf. graded exercise test.
Influenced by age, the MHR is the estimated maximum number of heartbeats per minute for your body when at 100% intensity. The standard formula for calculating your MHR is: 220 - age.