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Re: Karvonen versus Polar formula

From: Paul Shields
Category: Coach
Date: 1/25/00
Time: 1:55:46 PM
Remote Name: 203.59.24.137

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Eric,

Thanks for this. You are pretty much spot on. I have given a more detailed reply to Heinz. I normally use the Karvonen Heart Rate Reserve method as the %VO2 reserve seems more closely linked to effort.

In any case both methods give comarable ranges.

Regards

Paul

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