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How to Calculate Heart Rate for Fat Burn

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Douglas Griswold

If your goal during exercise is to burn the highest percentage of calories from fat, make sure you stay in your calculated target heart rate range for fat burn or, in other words, your “fat burning zone."

Douglas Griswold began writing for LIVESTRONG.COM in 2010. He is a strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer and is accredited through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and biology from Syracuse University and a Doctor of Chiropractic from Southern California University of Health Sciences.