My resting heart rate.

robman5151
robman5151 Posts: 16 Member
edited December 1 in Fitness and Exercise
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What's yours?
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  • chrisfwood
    chrisfwood Posts: 37 Member
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    Worrying!
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.
  • robman5151
    robman5151 Posts: 16 Member
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.

    Nice! You might be dead!
  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
    Usually mid 40s
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    robman5151 wrote: »
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.

    Nice! You might be dead!
    robman5151 wrote: »
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.

    Nice! You might be dead!

    LOL - I had surgery in November and the monitors kept going off because my hr was lower than their machines liked. The nurse said I had the hr of an athlete. I'm no athlete but I have been working my butt off :)
  • robman5151
    robman5151 Posts: 16 Member
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    robman5151 wrote: »
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.

    Nice! You might be dead!
    robman5151 wrote: »
    KDar1988 wrote: »
    I had to go get my HRM on to see. Sitting on the couch quietly, it's down to 41.

    Nice! You might be dead!

    LOL - I had surgery in November and the monitors kept going off because my hr was lower than their machines liked. The nurse said I had the hr of an athlete. I'm no athlete but I have been working my butt off :)

    That's awesome! Glad you're doing good!
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    typically 42-45 bpm
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    and here I was worried that mine last night at 43 was too low.
  • cheche555
    cheche555 Posts: 5 Member
    59
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,192 Member
    edited April 2016
    As long as you don't have Afib, and your body can handle it, you should be OK. My husband always had a very low HR but it started to go way to low and an ECG determined that he was on Afib all the time. He dipped to the 30s, ended in the ER, and three days later he was the proud owner of a pacemaker.

    The cardiologist said that having a constant low HR is not necessarily a sign of fitness, specially as we age. Genetics also seems to have a saying in how low our heart beats in the resting stage with or without exercise.

  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    Mid to low 50s, usually, if I'm completely relaxed.

    And low heart rate can be good or bad depending on why it's low. If you have a conduction block in your heart, a low heart rate is bad. If you have done a lot of cardiovascular exercise and have a low heart rate because you have a very strong heart with a high stroke volume, it's good.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    33bpm. Distance runner. 70mi/wk.
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    Mid to low 50s, usually, if I'm completely relaxed.

    And low heart rate can be good or bad depending on why it's low. If you have a conduction block in your heart, a low heart rate is bad. If you have done a lot of cardiovascular exercise and have a low heart rate because you have a very strong heart with a high stroke volume, it's good.

    ^ Agree. (swim/bike/run workouts, 9-12hrs per week, led to my low HR.)
  • EddieP50
    EddieP50 Posts: 192 Member
  • LushFix
    LushFix Posts: 303 Member
    What is the actual *normal average* HR?
  • rawley69
    rawley69 Posts: 49 Member
    LushFix wrote: »
    What is the actual *normal average* HR?

    I think 60ish is the preferred resting heart rate.
  • Heartlight441
    Heartlight441 Posts: 278 Member
    Resting is average 47.
    Exercies is typically 90-145
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    Mid to low 50s, usually, if I'm completely relaxed.

    And low heart rate can be good or bad depending on why it's low. If you have a conduction block in your heart, a low heart rate is bad. If you have done a lot of cardiovascular exercise and have a low heart rate because you have a very strong heart with a high stroke volume, it's good.

    Mine is due to all the exercise I do. It has come down a lot since I committed to the exercise and lost weight.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,192 Member
    LushFix wrote: »
    What is the actual *normal average* HR?

    A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats a minute. Generally, a lower heart rate at rest implies more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness. For example, a well-trained athlete might have a normal resting heart rate closer to 40 beats a minute.

    Heart rate: What's normal? - Mayo Clinic
    www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/.../heart.../faq-20057979Mayo Clinic


    The best way to determine the resting HR is to take it in the morning while still in bed and before drinking coffee or tea. Even walking to the bathroom or the kitchen can slightly increase the rate.
  • TK6299
    TK6299 Posts: 502 Member
    47 sitting here drinking coffee, lol.
  • mlssdl
    mlssdl Posts: 7 Member
    Mine is usually in the high 80's. It'd be lower if I let off the vape. (Which I'm finally cutting down to zeros times a day starting tomorrow.) I know my blood pressure is much better since I got back into jogging. It was fine before, but the upper end of high. Now it's about mid-range.
  • LushFix
    LushFix Posts: 303 Member
    I Also vape I have gone from 21mg to 3mg. But still haven't been able to give it all up. So I'm assuming that's why mine is 69 average.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Mid 50's, down from upper 70's 4 months ago. :)
  • MsBuzzkillington
    MsBuzzkillington Posts: 171 Member
    When is low too low? 40s seems really low. What's the difference between an athlete with a HR of 44 and someone who is anorexic? I mean, in one scenario doctors are very concerned. It just seems really low. Is lower much better? When is it concerning and when is it really healthy? I've asked the same question different ways I guess. I am just curious about things.

    There was a time many many years ago when the dieting and exercise thing got a bit out of control on accident and I spent a night in the hospital. My HR went down to 32 while sleeping and the doctor freaked out.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    When is low too low? 40s seems really low. What's the difference between an athlete with a HR of 44 and someone who is anorexic? I mean, in one scenario doctors are very concerned. It just seems really low. Is lower much better? When is it concerning and when is it really healthy? I've asked the same question different ways I guess. I am just curious about things.

    There was a time many many years ago when the dieting and exercise thing got a bit out of control on accident and I spent a night in the hospital. My HR went down to 32 while sleeping and the doctor freaked out.

    There's elite endurance athletes with HR in the 20s.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    When is low too low? 40s seems really low. What's the difference between an athlete with a HR of 44 and someone who is anorexic? I mean, in one scenario doctors are very concerned. It just seems really low. Is lower much better? When is it concerning and when is it really healthy? I've asked the same question different ways I guess. I am just curious about things.

    It depends on why it's low, and what your other cardiac parameters are. In general, an athlete's heart rate slows in response to the heart being stronger and moving more blood per beat (greater stroke volume). Essentially, their heart is strong enough that it can move the necessary amount of blood in fewer beats, so even though the heart rate is low, their blood flow is normal. Their heart rate also still rises with exercise, something not seen in all types of bradycardia.

    In someone sedentary, a low heart rate would be coupled with a normal stroke volume, since their heart is not particularly strong, and result in an low cardiac output. That low cardiac output can cause medical problems including loss of consciousness. Low heart rate, particularly low heart rate that doesn't increase much on exertion, is often due to a heart problem.
  • chrisfwood
    chrisfwood Posts: 37 Member
    rankinsect wrote: »
    In someone sedentary, a low heart rate would be coupled with a normal stroke volume, since their heart is not particularly strong, and result in an low cardiac output. That low cardiac output can cause medical problems including loss of consciousness. Low heart rate, particularly low heart rate that doesn't increase much on exertion, is often due to a heart problem.

    This is why my dad now has a pacemaker, I think it basically was when he tried to more his heart didn't speed up so he lost consciousness. I know my Garmin does not read constantly and is not a medical device but I have seen it read 37 and tells me I average 45 over 7 days, although when I move it will raise quickly.
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