Q. Do you know your resting heart rate?

MooMooooo
MooMooooo Posts: 306 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Can you answer with it? I just did exercise and it's 80bpm which seems slow. Will update when it's at resting.

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    My resting HR is 61 BPM, which is in the "excellent" range for my gender and age.

    The lower your RHR, the better shape you're in (assuming it's low BECAUSE you're in shape and not TOO low).

    You can google for a chart that tells you what the ranges are and what they mean.
  • MissSharkattack
    MissSharkattack Posts: 323 Member
    My RHR is around 67 BPM
  • tuneses
    tuneses Posts: 467 Member
    Yes about 66
  • AlbionOakley
    AlbionOakley Posts: 169 Member
    I had mine taken recently when changing GP, it was 62 which is in the "excellent" range it has dropped significantly since I started losing weight 2 years ago, as has my bolood pressure.
  • Weathers58
    Weathers58 Posts: 246 Member
    you should take your "true" resting heartbeat first thing in the morning. Try not to set your alarm and wake up naturally then take it.

    Mine is 48 but I am fit and in training for a race this Sunday its normally around 50
  • BeLightYear
    BeLightYear Posts: 1,450 Member
    Mine is 61 :D
  • smpreston
    smpreston Posts: 262 Member
    Sitting the in chair reading the paper the other morning before my workout, I hit 52 on my HRM.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,307 Member
    62 for me. Check it first thing in the morning upon waking. Count how many beats in 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Mine is around 60.
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,380 Member
    My HR is always somewhere in the 70s right before a workout (goes anywhere from 130-170 while exercising depending on intensity), but I'm not truly resting at that time, I've been walking around and getting myself positioned where ever I'm going to workout. I'll have to just sit in a chair for awhile and see what it says to get my real 'resting' rate. Just haven't done it yet.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Last time I checked, it was 55. Now that I read all the replies though, I realized that may not've been a true test because it wasn't first thing in the morning... Just happened to hit me one time while getting ready for a walk/run outside. Had my HRM on and wondered how low it would go if I just sat and relaxed for a minute.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    My resting heart rate is between 46 - 51.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    I've never checked it laying in bed first thing in the morning, but "resting" HR in the middle of the day is 58.
  • stroutman81
    stroutman81 Posts: 2,474 Member
    I'm currently at 62 but I'll get that down to the low 50s for the upcoming mountaineering/backpacking season. I measure RHR of all of my athletes as it's a good indicator of what type of conditioning they need. A lot of "coaches" apply nothing but high intensity conditioning to their athletes, never understanding that lower threshold training definitely has a place.
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    When I had my Vo2 max test done, the coach there explained the aerobic base runs, Ae threshold runs and the hiit training and how it all was geared towards allowing your body to better manage it's glycogen for (in this case) distance running. It made sense at the time. I saved the info he gave me for when I start doing more running one day.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    48...and I don't do any cardio.
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    Mine is 60. When I starte mfp it was 78. How's that for improvement?
  • FrenchMob
    FrenchMob Posts: 1,167 Member
    First thing in the morning, anywhere between 42-47. Sitting at the computer 50-55. I do a lot of cardio.
  • jskaggs1971
    jskaggs1971 Posts: 371 Member
    I just checked mine, sitting at my desk. 14 beats in 15 sec = RHR of 56.

    That's lower than I would have thought. Guess all my biking and running is paying off.
  • yeroc39
    yeroc39 Posts: 55
    The most important resting heart rate measurement you can take is in the morning before you get out of bed. Its an amazing tool for you to use to manage your health and exercise. Take it for 3-5 days in a row and get an average. You then have a great reference guide.

    An elevated hr in the morning can mean different things. If you did a hard workout the day before, and you are elevated in the am, it could mean your body is not recovered from that workout. And if you are going to go hard again that day, you might want to rethink. People that constantly work through signs that their body is not recovered, end up overtrained which can lead to things like chronic fatigue syndrome. And just an FYI...65% of people that exercise in the gym are overtrained. Some of the signs...cannot raise heart rate during exercise, feeling fatigued. For some not seeing any changes in their workouts anymore......

    Many times that elevated hr might mean your body is fighting an illness that you are not feeling yet. Sometimes you will see an elevate hr the day before you start to feel a cold coming on...
    So MRHR give you some great information, then its up to you to use it right.
  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    I just took mine it was 48, I used to be at 60
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,870 Member
    When I started getting healthy in September 2010, my resting heart rate was around 110 bpm. NOT good.

    It is now right about 54 bpm, which is excellent.

    YAY!
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