what is YOUR resting heart rate?

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Guess it's just chronically unfit - bearing in mind that I've been cycling for over a year now!
    Probably not unfit. A lot of it is simply due to genetics.
  • Cam_
    Cam_ Posts: 515 Member
    I'm @ 72. 60-100 is normal but if you are a super athelite, you could be safe at 40. That's what I read at the mayo clinic site anyway. :glasses: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-rate/AN01906
  • drad81
    drad81 Posts: 28 Member
    resting mine is at 55-60.

    After cycling at 16mph for an hour I average 140bpm and peak at 186bpm

    Jogging I average 160bpm
  • Calidaho
    Calidaho Posts: 110 Member
    Checking twice sitting here at my desk--58-64. I am a big gal just getting into shape so, hopefully, it will go down.
  • adriangoddard
    adriangoddard Posts: 25
    Mine is 40-44
  • jmijaressf
    jmijaressf Posts: 215
    My lowest-recorded morning resting heart rate was 45, though for the past few weeks it's been averaging about 54.
  • donicagalek
    donicagalek Posts: 526
    52. BP is low, too. I'm the oddball of my family.
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    around 52!
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    Mine is high. 95-110. Other than medicines, how can I lower it? :ohwell:
  • jmijaressf
    jmijaressf Posts: 215
    Mine is high. 95-110. Other than medicines, how can I lower it? :ohwell:

    A program of vigorous exercise and lower impact exercise will lower it over a few months. As you get more fit, your heart gets stronger and can pump more blood with each compression. So your blood flow increases, but the heart doesn't have to pump as much.
  • djthom
    djthom Posts: 651 Member
    Okay I went through all the calculations on the previous page. At 50 yrs. old (51 in june) my max heart rate is 169-170. I just started working out mid Feb. and go to the gym 2 or 3 times a week, always the elliptical. My heart rate is usually between 130 and 150 while I'm working out. I try slowing down if I notice it's up to 150 but I tend to get distracted and end up going faster and it goes back up. Is bad for me to let my heart rate get that high? I really have a hard time keeping it under the 136. My resting heart rate is 60 to 66.
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    55 for me.
  • ilsie99
    ilsie99 Posts: 259
    My sitting heart rate is mid to low 50s, but the lowest RHR I ever recorded after waking up was 39.
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    62 at the moment.
  • agataarchangel
    agataarchangel Posts: 292 Member
    I'm usually smack at 50, and sometimes dip a teeny bit below that...
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    It is not bad to exercise to a high heart rate as long as you do not have any heart problems. Only a Dr. can tell you with certainty whether or not you have any problems.
  • jmijaressf
    jmijaressf Posts: 215
    Okay I went through all the calculations on the previous page. At 50 yrs. old (51 in june) my max heart rate is 169-170. I just started working out mid Feb. and go to the gym 2 or 3 times a week, always the elliptical. My heart rate is usually between 130 and 150 while I'm working out. I try slowing down if I notice it's up to 150 but I tend to get distracted and end up going faster and it goes back up. Is bad for me to let my heart rate get that high? I really have a hard time keeping it under the 136. My resting heart rate is 60 to 66.

    Using the 220 - Age is just a general guideline. If I stuck with those guidelines my max heart rate would be 179, but I have pushed my heart rate up to 187 before during a very tough hill run.

    Check with your doctor before pushing your heart rate that high. If you're able to elevate your heart rate to that level, you'll only be able to sustain it for just a few minutes, and there's a chance that you could feel a bit nauseous if you've never done it before. Also, you'll have a lot of lactic acid build-up so expect soreness the next day.
  • songofserenity81
    songofserenity81 Posts: 138 Member
    Mine fluctuates between 45 and 55 with still about 40lb to go to a healthy weight range. I try to exercise 6 days a week for at least 90 minutes a day. I wouldnt have thought I was particularly fit with being the size I am but my heart rate says otherwise? :smile:
  • jmijaressf
    jmijaressf Posts: 215
    Mine fluctuates between 45 and 55 with still about 40lb to go to a healthy weight range. I try to exercise 6 days a week for at least 90 minutes a day. I wouldnt have thought I was particularly fit with being the size I am but my heart rate says otherwise? :smile:

    A resting heart rate between 45 and 55 is still pretty good. It means that your heart can pump more blood with each beat. Just keep doing what you're doing. As the weight continues to drop, you may not see a decrease in MRHR, but that's okay. MRHR is often an indicator of how well your body is doing with your current training load. So if it's in the 45 to 55 range, then that means you're good for more exercise that day. If you see it in the 60 - 70 range, you may have overdid your exercise the previous day. Or ... sometimes it's an indication that you're coming down with a cold or flu...
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