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Resting Hart Rate (RHR)

Purple_Orchid_87
Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So I have finally got a HRM and am interested to see how my RHR relates to what is considered normal, considering i am very very overweight and not at all fit and healthy.

According to my HRM my RHR is 69

I found this chart online - how do you compare?

Are you an Athlete????

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  • Charli666
    Charli666 Posts: 407
    awesome chart, thanks, i always wondered what my RHR meant about my overall fitness.


    mines between 59 - 60 unless i'm stressed then its like 80 lol
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    I'm not really an athlete (and even when I was running regularly it didn't seem like my RHR went down noticably). Female, 33, my RHR is usually around 70.
    I remember when I was taking EMT training that 60-80 is considered normal. But that was a long time ago, so I may be remembering wrong.
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    awesome chart, thanks, i always wondered what my RHR meant about my overall fitness.
    i want to start looking at how quickly my exercising HR returns to my RHR as that is the true definition of fitness
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Mine is 39 at 51 years old. I run a lot. When I am not running it is around 60.
  • LisaKyle11
    LisaKyle11 Posts: 662 Member
    Yes apparently I am! My RHR was 59 about 2 weeks ago at the Dr. office...(I am 41)... cool!
  • Purple_Orchid_87
    Purple_Orchid_87 Posts: 517 Member
    :o)
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