Maximum heart rate (max HR) is the highest bpm reached during maximal effort.

The following table lists max HR values for ages 4 to 99, as estimated by the six most common age-based max HR formulas.

Take a look at the Estimating Max HR resource for more details each formula, when to use which, and their limitations.

AgeFox *Tanaka **GellishGulatiInbarNes
4216205204202203208
5215205204202202208
6214204203201202207
7213203202200201207
8212202201199200206
9211202201198200205
10210201200197199205
11209200199196198204
12208200199195198203
13207199198195197203
14206198197194196202
15205198197193196201
16204197196192195201
17203196195191194200
18202195194190193199
19201195194189193199
20200194193188192198
21199193192188191198
22198193192187191197
23197192191186190196
24196191190185189196
25195191190184189195
26194190189183188194
27193189188182187194
28192188187181187193
29191188187180186192
30190187186180185192
31189186185179185191
32188186185178184191
33187185184177183190
34186184183176183189
35185184183175182189
36184183182174181188
37183182181173180187
38182181180173180187
39181181180172179186
40180180179171178185
41179179178170178185
42178179178169177184
43177178177168176183
44176177176167176183
45175177176166175182
46174176175166174182
47173175174165174181
48172174173164173180
49171174173163172180
50170173172162172179
51169172171161171178
52168172171160170178
53167171170159169177
54166170169158169176
55165170169158168176
56164169168157167175
57163168167156167175
58162167166155166174
59161167166154165173
60160166165153165173
61159165164152164172
62158165164151163171
63157164163151163171
64156163162150162170
65155163162149161169
66154162161148161169
67153161160147160168
68152160159146159167
69151160159145159167
70150159158144158166
71149158157144157166
72148158157143156165
73147157156142156164
74146156155141155164
75145156155140154163
76144155154139154162
77143154153138153162
78142153152137152161
79141153152136152160
80140152151136151160
81139151150135150159
82138151150134150159
83137150149133149158
84136149148132148157
85135149148131148157
86134148147130147156
87133147146129146155
88132146145129146155
89131146145128145154
90130145144127144153
91129144143126143153
92128144143125143152
93127143142124142151
94126142141123141151
95125142141122141150
96124141140122140150
97123140139121139149
98122139138120139148
99121139138119138148

* Fox is considered the standard formula

** Tanaka is a more modern formula that is often more accurate for older adults and used by many fitness apps and devices, including Streakout.

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