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HeartBuilders Chart………………………………….. "Get a Handle on Your Heart!"
Courtesy of heavyhands inventor, Leonard Schwartz, MD
See also, his book, "A Heavyhands Walking Guide", 1990.

Enter Your Basic Data:			Height:			ft				m	BMI = kg/m2
			Weight:			lbs				kg	BMI:
Resting (waking) Heart Rate:
CALORIE PULSE = Calories used per heart beat
	1 MET = 3.5 cc of oxygen per minute per kilogram weight
	1 Liter (1000cc) of oxygen is equivalent to 5 calories loss

Calories/Min			Heart	kilograms Weight
		METs	Rate	50	60	70	80	90	100	kg	cc/min/kg	cal/min/kg
		10	100	8.8	10.5	12.3	14.0	15.8	17.5		35.0	0.18
		12	120	10.5	12.6	14.7	16.8	18.9	21.0		42.0	0.21
		14	140	12.3	14.7	17.2	19.6	22.1	24.5		49.0	0.25
		16	160	14.0	16.8	19.6	22.4	25.2	28.0		56.0	0.28

Calories/Hour			Heart	kilograms Weight
			Rate	50	60	70	80	90	100	kg	Yours:
			100	525	630	735	840	945	1050
			120	630	756	882	1008	1134	1260
			140	735	882	1029	1176	1323	1470
			160	840	1008	1176	1344	1512	1680

Pounds Loss/Week			Heart	kilograms Weight
5 Hours/Week			Rate	50	60	70	80	90	100	kg	Yours:
2.2 lb = 1 kg			100	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.5
			120	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8
			140	1.0	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.0
			160	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.3

Weeks to Lose 20 lb			Heart	kilograms Weight
5 Hours/Week			Rate	50	60	70	80	90	100	kg	Yours:
2.2 lb = 1 kg			100	27.4	22.9	19.6	17.1	15.2	13.7
			120	22.9	19.0	16.3	14.3	12.7	11.4
			140	19.6	16.3	14.0	12.2	10.9	9.8
			160	17.1	14.3	12.2	10.7	9.5	8.6

Calculate Weight Loss per Week, where One Pound = 3600 Calories

Example A:			525 Calories per Hour * 5 Hours/Week = 2625 Calories
			2625 Calories = .7 Pounds Weight Loss/ Week

Example B:			1680 Calories per Hour * 5 Hours/Week = 8400 Calories
			8400 Calories = 2.4 Pounds Weight Loss/ Week


		Weekly		BMI = kg/m²			Recovery Rate						Weekly
Date	RHR	Freq	Dur	Lbs	Wgt	BMI	Peak	2Min	5Min		METs	cal/hr	Burn lbs
Aug-98	42	4	30	7	77.3	24.0	150	80	70		15	2434	1.35

Last Updated on 22/Aug/98
By George Swan