What is your resting heart rate?
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In the 40s. Last time I had to get anesthesia I kept setting off the 'low heart rate' alarms just by relaxing. Distance running will do that.0
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44
thank you marathon running0 -
Need to do a test soon, last one was 57 (am 53yrs old btw).0
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I think it may partly be determined by genetics too. Some people just have a higher pulse and some lower.
Like most heart-related measurements, the change over a period of time and taken in the context of your overall fitness is a more useful value than a number by itself. It's kind of like comparing max heart rates that way.
If it drops over several months when you are training a lot, that's a good thing.
If you track it every morning, it can also give you some clues about when your body is wearing down and you need a break or when you have a cold coming on that you have not seen symptoms of yet (both of which are indicated by a 10% or more increase over your normal).
^^^ This.
Mine's around 47 at the moment - 2 years ago, it was in the mid-sixties. In my case, i'm definitely a "low-beater" - HrMax is equally low on the scale - even under closely medically supervised and heavily "encouraged" (read your trainer screaming in your ear to keep going!!) the old diesel engine won't rev above the low 170's either.
As to "setting off medical alarms", I had a bit of an accident maybe 25+ years ago, when I was properly fit, and when I came around 2 days later in the hospital bed, I was pretty much joined at the wrist to a nurse - they were checking my pulse manually every 10 minutes - after a couple of hours of holding hands with the nice nurse, I managed to tell them that my resting pulse was naturally between 38 and 40 because of the cycling, and If they contacted my family one of 'em would bring my training diary in to prove it if they wished...0 -
Mine is 60 when I'm laying on the couch. I don't know about my true RHR. Maybe I'll sleep with my HRM on tonight.0
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Mine is 15 BPM below my age. (How many here can say that?)
My wife used to worry about me but then a few years ago she and a group of women started training for triathlons
and over time her HR dropped into the 50s. Now she doesn't worry about me any more.0 -
174cm, 34 yrs old, male, 200lbs
RHR 52bpm
Heart rate when doing cardio for more than 30 mins - 145bpm to 160bpm.
So it shoots up as soon as I exercise. That shouldn't be as much when I lose another 10kg to 15kg of weight! (Hopefully)0 -
Mine is 50. It's always been low. Been exercising for 8 weeks now. It might be lower..0
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mines 56 bpm0
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37yrs, 270lb, RHR 55. Heavy lifting bra!0
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48 years old
202 lbs
RHR: 42 bpm
bonus of being a former bicycle racer!0 -
I'm 27 years old, and my resting heart rate is about 50 right now.0
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69 BPM0
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Mine is 52 - same as my age.
BTW my Dad was a long-range target rifle shooter who could consciously drop his heart rate at will for short periods. Used to freak the Docs when he dropped it to 20bpm while he was on an ECG.....0 -
I'm 27 and mine chills in the high 40's low 50's. Running helps...0
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60.0
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42.0
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It used to be 60, but when I started running long distances, it dropped. Now it ranges consistently from high 40s to low 50s.0
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I'm just curious.
I'm 45 yrs, 6'-2" and about 222 lbs and since I've become a cardio junkie my RHR has come way down. It's about 39 bpm.
At first I was worried but the more I read about it, I guess it's a good thing.
What's yours?
Ddude u got atrial fibralation. U need digoxin.
No, just No.
39 is fine for an athletic man. Call it a-fib at 108bpm, even then you NEED and ECG to diagnose. Don't go tossing crap like that out there like that.0 -
I started getting bad health problems a few years ago & my heart got bad. It used to be about 101 - Sometimes I'd end up in the ER & it was often between 140-150.
I've worked really hard getting my health & heart better the past year & 1/2, & now it's 78.
I'm trying to get it in the 60s at least.0 -
God damn...mine was 72 when measured at the doctor's two weeks ago, and they said that was perfectly fine...I'm a 41 yo man, 5' 11" 195lbs, fairly active for the past year .0
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I'm 65 and mine is 85, but i'm overweight.and have just started exercising again.0
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The last time I checked was summer 2012 & it was 60. No idea what it is now.0
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My resting heart rate is between 45-50 bpm...but I am also taking a beta blocker.
There is such a thing as too low. If your resting rate is 39 bpm, you really should talk to your doctor.0 -
Mine's around 60, which is pretty good for a 44 year old 0
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40 years old, 5'7" and about 230 pounds. between 45-50 bpm. When I weighed 250, about 60-65 bpm.0
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I'm just curious.
I'm 45 yrs, 6'-2" and about 222 lbs and since I've become a cardio junkie my RHR has come way down. It's about 39 bpm.
At first I was worried but the more I read about it, I guess it's a good thing.
What's yours?
Ddude u got atrial fibralation. U need digoxin.
No, just No.
39 is fine for an athletic man. Call it a-fib at 108bpm, even then you NEED and ECG to diagnose. Don't go tossing crap like that out there like that.
This. a-fib is a fast, fluttery heart rate, not a slow one. And yes, an EKG is needed to diagnose, along with correct interpretation by a cardiologist.0 -
Mine is usually in the low 60's- I check it with an iPhone app and only hit 59 once and it was in a boring meeting at work which made me laugh.0
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A slow resting heart rate is called bradycardia. It can exist with or without other heart problems. It can be caused by genetics or conditioning through endurance exercise. A few years ago when my RHR started dipping below 30 on a regular basis, a cardiologist prescribed a pacemaker implant. My RHR is now 55 (the pacemaker set point) and my pacemaker is pacing my heart (upper left chamber) with little shocks for about 75% of the times it beats.
I think that the pacemaker has improved my health overall, but I am still not sure about what the long-term implications are of being dependent on a machine for 40, 50, 60 years if I last that long. Getting the pacemaker implanted was easier than learning to live with it. If I do a plank it is so heavy I can feel it sagging (like my belly and other parts of me.) It sometimes is irritating at night, finding a comfortable place where the pacemaker is not noticeable. But my energy level is much closer to normal now. I used to feel faint or just plain exhausted most of the time.
Long story short, if you think your RHR is so low that your low blood flow is interfering with blood flow to body parts (like your brain)... this number may be different for different people... see a cardiologist.0 -
In my case, i'm definitely a "low-beater" - HrMax is equally low on the scale - even under closely medically supervised and heavily "encouraged" (read your trainer screaming in your ear to keep going!!) the old diesel engine won't rev above the low 170's either.
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I've been trying to figure out, over the last 6 months, if that is me or I'm just scared of trying hard. On the road, I couldnt get above 170, ever, but when I took the work indoors in the last couple of weeks, I found that my vision starts to narrow and I have to scream at myself to take the pain but I still can now get upto 175 for a short period. I know the age calc is bollox and its much more inidividual than that but I have to say that when I couldnt get above 170 on the road it affected my training motivation.
Anyone else felt similar? Is there any good testing or reading that anyone can recommend without spending hundreds?0
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