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by m463 1305 days ago
It's possible you haven't calculated actual max heart rate.

From what I can tell 220-age seems to be a rough population calculation - sort of like BMI.

It is a starting point, but fit individuals increase their max heart rate and should take a stress test.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate#Maximum_heart_rate