Heart rate and exercise intensity share a direct, linear relationship: the more intense the exercise, the higher the heart rate.

Heart rate and exercise intensity share a direct, linear relationship: the more intense the exercise, the higher the heart rate.

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How to find your max heart rate for exercise

You have your runners on, your FitBit is charged, but now what? When you exercise, your heart and breathing rates increase, delivering greater quantities of oxygen from the lungs to the blood, then to exercising muscles.