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Resting Heart Rate

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  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    60
  • denitrakr
    denitrakr Posts: 4 Member
    loubikes wrote: »
    47. I'm cyclist turning 63 April 5.

    Happy birthday...to us... Coming a few years behind you but on the same day... :)
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    G8rRay wrote: »
    Mitty, I suspect that you are correct that only those who have been exercising (maybe even, cardio exercises mostly) regularly have replied.

    A group of self selective individuals on a fitness site that measure their RHR?
    Hmm.

    In the fitness and exercise section?
    Double hmm.

  • Holly92154
    Holly92154 Posts: 119 Member
    I'm 23 and when I started I was in the 78-85 range. My RHR is now 54. :)
  • angelicawix
    angelicawix Posts: 6 Member
    I just started my weight loss journey this week so my heart rate is still a little higher than everyone else (but normal) at 68.
  • BeLightYear
    BeLightYear Posts: 1,450 Member
    60
  • jessicapk
    jessicapk Posts: 574 Member
    I was about 85-90 about a month ago and now average in the high 70's. I've started charting it along with my weight loss as a measure of my fitness.
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    65-70
  • rushfive
    rushfive Posts: 603 Member
    edited March 2015
    80-83. Started 2 months ago. Better diet and exercising. Hope it goes down, will be interesting tracking it.
    edit (age around 50)
  • thegilly6
    thegilly6 Posts: 137 Member
    60
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Depends on various factors... runs in the 50's at times, but is high 60's / low 70's right now (I am drinking diet Pepsi and the caffeine raises it). Average is 60's when I have a more consistent (lower) amount of caffeine in my system.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    72 but its not a true resting heart rate, ive been up for 3 hours now (i think youre supposed to do it when you FIRST wake)

    its the first time ive ever checked it so i dont have anything to compare it to LOL
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    45 - 50. I'm a 44 year old, relatively new runner weighing about 127#. When I weighed 200# it was consistently 70 - 80.
  • Aerocrazd
    Aerocrazd Posts: 87 Member
    About 38 first thing in the morning and 43 during the day.
  • lili61
    lili61 Posts: 231 Member
    55-60 most of the time.
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    55-60
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Average around 62 - 45 yr male.
  • dalhectar
    dalhectar Posts: 52 Member
    50-55
  • carmenrosab
    carmenrosab Posts: 44 Member
    60
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    58
  • MsBeverleyH
    MsBeverleyH Posts: 99 Member
    52. I exercise pretty much every day (cardio: 30-90 minutes), but still overweight.

    Unsure if that kind of information helps you with your unofficial research or not. :smile:
  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
    56 before I get up in the morning, 62 this evening sitting watching TV. 57 y.o.
  • Lalalindaloo
    Lalalindaloo Posts: 204 Member
    47
  • gbel1975
    gbel1975 Posts: 86 Member
    edited March 2015
    I am not fit. Male, 5'9", 219.5 pounds, 39 years old.

    My resting heart rate averages 65-72. This is a true average for all times of the day when I am stationary but not necessarily resting. For when I'm truly resting (e.g. sleeping or lounging on the couch) it is around 58-62.

    I find coffee has a significant effect on my resting heart rate. The daily average goes up about 2 bpm for every 12 ozs I drink.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    38
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    48 - 56
  • SWWIS
    SWWIS Posts: 94 Member
    When I'm in shape my RHR ranges from 45-50. Tore my MCL at the beginning of December so I had pretty much been sedentary until two weeks ago. RHR crept up anywhere from 50-60 from such a long time off.

    Female, 20, was ~230lb when I tore my MCL. Definitely heavier than that now but don't have a scale to know by how much. Unfortunate reality of sports injuries.
  • mitty00
    mitty00 Posts: 12 Member
    Some may be surprised that your HR decreases with age, I've had some people tell me that their rate is good for their advanced age...
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    High 40's or low 50's.
  • Roza42
    Roza42 Posts: 246 Member
    51 I am 50/ 5'6"/256#
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