Exercise and Health

Strength and Balance

Determining Your Target Heart Rate

Doing aerobic exercise 3-4 times per week at your target heart rate provides benefts for the cardiovascular system, in cancer, the immune system, stress levels, to prevent injury, for the respiratory system, in menopause, of the thyroid and for diabetes. Here's how.

The importance of strength and balance are sometimes brushed aside for the benefits of aerobics, but when appropriately applied, training in strength and balance can be essential to your fitness.

Calculate the target rate that you should be aiming for during exercise!