NSV - Pulse

rousehouse
rousehouse Posts: 133 Member
edited February 4 in Success Stories
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. :-)

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  • susanmc31
    susanmc31 Posts: 287 Member
    That's fantastic! You have come a long way in a short period of time!
  • shrinkingbrian
    shrinkingbrian Posts: 171 Member
    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
    ariant23 Posts: 161 Member
    very awesome. and double kudos for donating blood.
  • IsisRosa
    IsisRosa Posts: 57 Member
    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
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    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
    jollyjoe321 Posts: 529 Member
    Haha, excellent, nice one for giving blood too =)
  • LeslieN65
    LeslieN65 Posts: 127 Member
    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
    seilidhe Posts: 1,042 Member
    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).
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