Part A-Calculating Optimal Training Heart Rate Range Margaret is going to run he

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Part A-Calculating Optimal Training Heart Rate Range Margaret is going to run her first-ever marathon on her 60th birthday. She started training for it few months ago, following a 16-week program for first-time runners. The program recommends training within the "aerobic training" zone. The recommended target rate for "aerobic training" falls between 70%and 80% of maximal heart rate. As the training progresses, the resting heart rate is expected to go down, and the "reserve" between resting and training heart rate and will allow for longer or faster runs. Margaret owns a cardiac monitor that continuously shows her current heart rate as she runs. What is the range of the pulse she should be aiming for during her training? Training heart rate is a range; please enter two numbers, the lower and upper range values, respectively. Separate the lower and upper range values, in that order, by a comma. View Available Hint(s) bpm Submit Previous Answers

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Here the recommended target heart rate for aerobic training falls between 70% and 80% of maximal heart rate.

The maximal heart rate is the upper limit of what the cardiovascular system can handle during physical activity and roughly calculated by 220 minus age of the candidate.

Here age of Margaret is 60 and therefore the maximum heart rate is 220 - 60 = 160

Therefore the target rate will lies between 70% and 80% of 160.

Thus, the final answer will be: 112, 128.

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