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by m463 1304 days ago
carefully...

"Since HRmax varies by individual, the most accurate way of measuring any single person's HRmax is via a cardiac stress test. In this test, a person is subjected to controlled physiologic stress (generally by treadmill or bicycle ergometer) while being monitored by an electrocardiogram (ECG). The intensity of exercise is periodically increased until certain changes in heart function are detected on the ECG monitor, at which point the subject is directed to stop. Typical duration of the test ranges ten to twenty minutes."

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

I think it might be dangerous for some people to seek out max heart rate without a doctor present.