The medical industry is just like the military; it has an army of acronyms. The medical term B.P.M. stands for a heart rate designated as Beats Per Minute, which is a measure of heart function and health. Heart rates are averaged over a large cross section of populations and age groups and, thus, give guide lines for your target numbers. The formula is: your age subtracted from 220 for a maximum heart rate, and a 50% reduction for a 50% exertion level. So, if your age is 50, your maximum BPM should be 170, and if your exercising at between 50% to 75% capacity, your BPM should be reduced by that percentage; ie: 220-50=170 max and 0.5×170=85BPM, 0.75×170=128BPM. Exercising on a daily basis will cause the heart to function better and should result in a longer life, however, stressful situations will also increase the heartbeat and you can attain higher BPM’s just by exposing yourself to undesirable stimuli without all that physical pounding that running and lifting puts on your joints. Here are some substitutes and their amplification numbers for comparison. Hanging out with annoying relatives: 20BPM increase. Putting up with an ignorant person at a drive-through window: 25 BPM. Living with an overweight and lazy spouse: 30BPM. Conversing with your teenage kids who hate your guts and will never work: 40BPM. Road rage: 50BPM. Driving buzzed through rush hour traffic with 8 squad cars chasing you: 60BPM. The list is endless, and charts have been calibrated to ascertain the increased heart rates for your particular situation. Avoid painful joint replacement that jogging and exercise creates. Just live an exciting geriatric coast to the worm farm and put a little stress into your lifestyle. No one leaves here breathing.
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