What is your resting heart rate?

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  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    110-113


    Ummmm, that's tachycardia. Not resting. Well, maybe if you are a fetus....

    Umm, that is actually my resting heart rate. It has been since I was 10 years old following a virus that infected my heart. I also have a heart murmur, and no, I am not a fetus. When I exercise it peaks at about 189.
    Not to pry.. and you don't have to tell me obviously.. but have you been checked for aortic stenosis? That's a narrowing of the aorta and it can get very bad as you age. A heart murmur is often a sign of it.

    I am not sure if I have been tested for that. I went through a lot of tests about 2 years ago, monitored heart while sleeping/ekg, etc. and the end result was there was nothing of concern. I do monitor it at home and go for check ups every 6 months. I will ask my doctor about it though - thank you.
    I've had the DX since I was 3.. but I think I am misdiagnosed.. i did a lot of research and I just need to get another echo done to confirm or disprove it. Hoping to disprove of course. Anyway.. the murmer is a sign of it because if you have a smaller aorta the heart has to work harder to pump the blood through, the valve that causes the murmur as a result doesn't close like it does in a normal person.
  • winchestervol63
    winchestervol63 Posts: 47 Member
    58
  • DoxieLove10612
    DoxieLove10612 Posts: 145 Member
    71
  • dwntwnpengrl
    dwntwnpengrl Posts: 49 Member
    When I was running (even over 200 lbs) it was in the mid 50s. I once had an EKG and the tech kept asking if I felt OK because laying down it drops into the 30s. And I feel just fine, thank you :-)
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    Wow, some of these are so low. Is that what it's "supposed" to be? Like lower the better type of thing?

    Yes. The more you improve your cardiac and respiratory function, the less hard those organ systems have to work. Instead of needing 70, 80, or more beats (squeezes) per minute to supply your body with all the blood it needs, your strengthened heart muscle can output the same volume with only 40 or 50 squeezes

    Awesome. I'm interested to see if mine improves by the time I run my 5K in July :)
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    high 50s when I first wake up. Mid 60s during the day.

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