NSV - Pulse

rousehouse

I went to donate blood last night, and I was alarmed when the blood pressure machine started making a loud alert beep. "What was that?!" I asked the nurse. She said, "Oh, that happens when your resting heart rate is below 50 beats per minute." I took a look at the pulse rate - 49. "Are you an athlete?", she asked. "No!", I said without really thinking. "Do you run?", she asked. "It happens a lot with runners." I said yes, still a bit stunned. So, it looks like my cardio workouts are having alarmingly good results. This is probably the best cardiovascular shape I've even been in. :-)

susanmc31

That's fantastic! You have come a long way in a short period of time!

shrinkingbrian

That's great. My resting pulse was in the 90s when I was over 400 pounds. Now that I have lost 200+ pounds, my resting pulse is around 48-55. I don't run (much) but I do lap swim each day, do lots of hiking, walking, and lift weights.

ariant23

very awesome. and double kudos for donating blood.

IsisRosa

Congrats! That's one of my goals. My resting pulse is consistantly in the 80s. I'm 5'10 and 181 so I can't really blame it on being super overweight. I'm adding more cardio and less weights though because it's scaring me.

Sabine_Stroehm

BEST NSV EVER!!!!! I posted this very thread a while back myself. But yours is even lower than mine. WELL DONE!:drinker: :happy: :happy: :happy:

jollyjoe321

Haha, excellent, nice one for giving blood too

LeslieN65

Fantastic!! Great NSV!! I had a resting pulse of 88-92 when I started MFP...and now 68...not a runner usually..but a racewalker:-) And great giving blood:-) Well done!

seilidhe

I had to have a "biometric" test done for work (so I could get a discount on my insurance premium). The person checking my BP and pulse looked a little concerned when she read the readout and had to go ask someone else about it. My pulse was 49. I was more than a little surprised. But the other lady just looked at me and asked if I felt dizzy. When I said no, she shrugged and said "Maybe it's genetic."

I'm glad to hear that this is not uncommon with people who are exercising (I haven't really started running yet).