A person’s maximum heart rate is generally related to their age. A little kid, for example, will have a much lower maximum heart rate than someone who is 15 years old. The chart below shows the average max heart rates for different ages: -Children: 50-100 beats per minute (bpm) -Teens: 100 bpm. The lower the age, the higher max heart rate is for that person. As you get older your max heart rate decreases as well. The chart below shows how it changes with age from their 20s to 80 years old and above: -20s to 40s: 70 bpm or less; 60% of people over 75 have a maximum heart rate in this range. -50s to 60s: 65 bpm or less; about 84% of people over 75 have a maximum heartbeat within this range -70+ years old average around 55 bpm or less; 90% of people are within this range A person’s maximum heart rate is generally related to their age. A little kid, for example, will have a much lower maximum heart rate than someone who is 15 years old. The chart below shows the average max heart rates for different ages: -Children: 50-100 beats per minute (bpm) -Teens: 100 bpm. The lower the age, the higher max heart rate is for that person. As you get older your max heart rate decreases as well. The chart below shows how it changes with age from their 20s to 80 years old and above: *-20s to 40s: 70 bpm or less; 60% of people over 75 have a maximum heartbeat
