Curiosity - resting heart rate

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  • sammidelvecchio
    sammidelvecchio Posts: 791 Member
    edited January 2020
    32 female, BMI 37.1, RHR 70

    My fitness level is low, I have chronic illness. I walk and do dance fitness when I can. I also hike when I can. My average daily step count is around 8,000 on average thanks to getting a dog. I used to barely get 2000 a day. On good days I get well over 10,000 but don't have too many of those.

    I wasn't tracking my heart rate until this post, so I am not sure if it has gotten better since I've lost weight. I had been a very high level athlete all my life, but that all changed as of 2016 and with my diagnosis'. I'd say that has probably had more of an impact on my RHR than weight loss but don't have data to back that up.
  • tapwaters
    tapwaters Posts: 428 Member
    edited January 2020
    Mine is 50 right now, but before I started running again I was between 58-65. Running lowers the RHR within a week for me, so that's nice. BMI is 25.
  • SenzaParole03
    SenzaParole03 Posts: 7 Member
    Mine is typically low 56-72 but mostly low 60s. I am obese, BMI 36.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,127 Member
    36 Years old
    RHR per Garmin: 66
    BMI: 37
    Fitness Level: Avg around 8500 steps per day without intentional exercise, Row traditional Irish boats 2-3 times per week.

    My RHR was a little lower when I lost 30lbs but not massively different. I was also rowing more often.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Right now it's around 70, but I'm a little out of shape from a less than stellar 2019. At peak fitness in 2017/18 it was around 55.
  • ElizabethKalmbach
    ElizabethKalmbach Posts: 1,415 Member
    BMI: 26.2 down from 28.9 in September
    RHR: 63 down from 98-100 in September

    The steep, sudden increase in RHR was what helped my doctor pinpoint anemia as the source of my laundry list of complaints - including rapid weight gain and persistent headaches.

  • steveko89
    steveko89 Posts: 2,223 Member
    Resting HR ~60 bpm per my Apple Watch

    30 - Male - 6'1" - 179 lbs = 23.6 BMI. I recognize that is on the high side of "normal" and almost to "overweight" but I'm <15% body fat. Blood Pressure was 98/62 at last check. In terms of fitness level, I lift weights 5-6 times per week and I maintain my cardio well enough to roll out of bed and run a 5-10k with my wife for the occasional local charity race.

    I don't necessarily have data to support it but I don't believe my RHR has changed by more than ~5bpm. As an adult my weight hasn't exceeded ~195-200 lbs and has been as light as 158 before I started lifting.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited January 2020
    Its a while since I checked mine but its usually:

    RHR: 58-62
    50Yrs
    BMI- 23
    run/cycle/walk/strength train regularly
  • xGreatWhiteNorthx
    xGreatWhiteNorthx Posts: 335 Member
    BMI is 32.9
    Resting HR is generally between 53-63 but that's because I'm on a beta blocker.
  • SlytherinSnakeQueen
    SlytherinSnakeQueen Posts: 148 Member
    What's your resting heart rate?
    59-61
    What's your BMI and fitness level?
    26.1 (F 5'5 157 lbs) Moderate to Active as of recently
    Have you seen your resting heart rate evolve with weight loss or exercise?
    Yes! When I started actively going to the gym about 2 weeks ago, my RHR was 67, but of the past 2 weeks of consistent cardio (running every morning before work) it has come down and is staying at the 59-61 range.
  • magnusthenerd
    magnusthenerd Posts: 1,207 Member
    RHR: 56 average this week, sometimes into the high 40s. That's what my watch gives when first rising, but I can have lows in the morning that are in the low 40s.
    BMI: 27.2, ~13.5% body fat on DEXA though
    Age: 37.9
    In the past when I was about 25.5 BMI and 9.6% body fat with less endurance training, I'd had a month of RHR in the high 30s (~37-~41) for about a month.
  • Will_Run_for_Food
    Will_Run_for_Food Posts: 561 Member
    My BMI is about 25. Depending on who you ask, that's in the normal-slightly overweight range.

    Currently my RHR is mid-60s. When I'm training for a race, it dips into the 50s.

    I consider myself fit/athletic but could stand to lose a few lbs of body fat due to too much drinking over the last year.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,878 Member
    edited January 2020
    23.8 BMI
    RHR-44
    32 years old

    My RHR goes up when I am sick, it was 57 over christmas when I was sick, I can see it going up the days before I come down with something, so I usually know when Im about to be sick before it even hits.

    Im not super athletic, but i workout fairly regularly, and have for awhile with small 1-3 months hiatuses in there. But I shoot for 3 to 5 workouts a week, usually 3 lifting sessions, and 2 to 3 cardio of running, and somtimes on the recumbent bike if its really cold out.

    Iv also done 2 marathons 2 1/2 years ago, and my RHR wasnt any lower than now, but i did weigh a bit more.
  • s_rivera_92
    s_rivera_92 Posts: 92 Member
    BMI 30
    RHR 79
  • GaryRuns
    GaryRuns Posts: 508 Member
    At the peak of my marathon training it was 42. Now it's probably closer to 65. BMI: 24
  • Fredrik1946
    Fredrik1946 Posts: 6 Member
    My resting hart rate is 75. Age 7e, bmi 27, lost 15 kg last year, rather fit. Is it ok? It was lower 20 years ago.
  • Fredrik1946
    Fredrik1946 Posts: 6 Member
    Correction, age 73.
  • gexking
    gexking Posts: 125 Member
    53 resting according to my fitbit.
  • PennyP312
    PennyP312 Posts: 161 Member
    Female Age 37
    BMI-29
    RHR (via Apple Watch) 55
    Workout 6 days a week (4 lifting ending with cardio. 2 straight cardio, usually spinning)
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    age: 42
    Male

    When Obese mine was 84
    After losing weight and exercise: 66
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Male, 48

    Height: 6' 4" Weight: 216 Body Fat % 15.2 BMI: 26.3

    RHR: ~48

    Lifelong runner/swimmer and RHR has typically been in the mid 40s when maintaining a healthy weight and exercising. At my heaviest at 280 lbs this was in the low 60s.
  • darnold87
    darnold87 Posts: 9 Member
    Male, 32

    Height: 5' 10" Weight: 169 Body Fat % 12.2 BMI: 24.2

    RHR: ~40-45

    Grew up playing soccer every day for hours on end. Pretty much only lift at this point, with just a little cardio per week.
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  • lilithsrose
    lilithsrose Posts: 752 Member
    edited January 2020
    27 Years Old
    BMI 41
    RHR is around 80 (according to my Fitbit)
    Low activity - Roughly 5000 steps a day

    My RHR is pretty high, I suppose. Its still in the normal range though, so I'm not too concerned. Hopefully it will drop once I start losing weight.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    My RHR is in the low 50's according to my Garmin, and my BMI is ~23 right now. I'm pretty active--10-12K steps per day including exercise.

    The number that is not on point is my blood pressure--it's borderline high, but I contend it's because they use the stupid automated machine that squeezes my arm so tight it hurts and stresses me out.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    Mine is usually 45-55. It was in the 70s when I was obese.
  • slbbw
    slbbw Posts: 329 Member
    39yo female
    current RHR is 59. I had it down to 51 when I was doing high running miles training for a half marathon
    BMI is 25.5

    My fitness level is still quite good
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    rhaiin wrote: »
    27 Years Old
    BMI 41
    RHR is around 80 (according to my Fitbit)
    Low activity - Roughly 5000 steps a day

    My RHR is pretty high, I suppose. Its still in the normal range though, so I'm not too concerned. Hopefully it will drop once I start losing weight.

    Mine went down from 84 to 66 when I started losing weight and exercising. Exercise seems to have made the bigger impact.
  • gemiller87
    gemiller87 Posts: 135 Member
    edited January 2020
    Last year start 75-95 normally, now 50-60 baseline with daily lows in the 40's and cardio heart rate right around 100 tracked on the same Apple Watch the whole time, rarely even on a strenuous run do I get much over 100. This was hand in hand with 100+ weight loss in a year plus exercise.
  • speyerj
    speyerj Posts: 1,369 Member
    My resting heart rate this week is between 53-54. My current BMI is 31 and I run 3x a week for 30 minutes and strength train for 30 minutes 3x a week. I get about 12,000 steps a day. FitBit says my Cardio Fitness score is 34 which they say is "Excellent". Before I (re)started MFP, my BMI was 42 and my resting heart rate averaged at 66 and my Cardio score hovered around 25, which is "average".