RE: Do I Have To Stop At 60 Years Old?
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My guess is that most charts cut off at 60 because the idea is for you to establish target zones and heart rate with your doctor. That way it's tailored to you own level of fitness at an age when most people are sorely lacking. Certainly no doctor worth their salt will tell a healthy person to stop working out at 60. You might need to adjust some things to accomodate new targets, but I intend to be one of those crazy women jogging on a beach when I'm 80.
Good question, though, about the charts. They also start with a certain age and I think they just feel its safer to let consumers above or beyond a certain age establish targets with their doctor.
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