Heart rate recovery

may_marie
may_marie Posts: 667 Member
edited September 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello

Here's a question for the fitness savys out there, someone once told me that your heart rate covering after work out was an indication of fitness, in other words that the fastest your heart rate when back to your resting heart rate meant that you had a good fitness level.

is that true ? and if it is, how fast does your heart rate has to recover before you can say that you got a good fitness level.
heres a bit of my stats, just worked out on my stationary bike, 45 min
peak heart rate 168 (85%)
1 min after excersice 110 ( 50% )
10 min after 84
20 70

resting heart rate is about 58 and i'm 25yo

thanks for your help !
may

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  • may_marie
    may_marie Posts: 667 Member
    Hello

    Here's a question for the fitness savys out there, someone once told me that your heart rate covering after work out was an indication of fitness, in other words that the fastest your heart rate when back to your resting heart rate meant that you had a good fitness level.

    is that true ? and if it is, how fast does your heart rate has to recover before you can say that you got a good fitness level.
    heres a bit of my stats, just worked out on my stationary bike, 45 min
    peak heart rate 168 (85%)
    1 min after excersice 110 ( 50% )
    10 min after 84
    20 70

    resting heart rate is about 58 and i'm 25yo

    thanks for your help !
    may
  • yoginimary
    yoginimary Posts: 6,789 Member
    Good job!

    A heart rate drop of over 60 in two minutes is a sign of good health.
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