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Resting HR

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  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,974 Member
    Currently 64 sitting in front of the PC at work
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    edited June 2015
    StrongAndHealthyMommy wrote: »
    brandiuntz wrote: »
    Curious why you're curious. :) Mine's about 64.

    Because I'm trying to decide what HR goal I should have lol

    Have you spoken with your doctor about it?

    The general guideline for max heart rate is 220 minus your age for normal, healthy individuals:

    Age Target HR Zone 50-85% Average Maximum Heart Rate, 100%
    20 years 100-170 beats per minute 200 beats per minute
    30 years 95-162 beats per minute 190 beats per minute
    35 years 93-157 beats per minute 185 beats per minute
    40 years 90-153 beats per minute 180 beats per minute
    45 years 88-149 beats per minute 175 beats per minute
    50 years 85-145 beats per minute 170 beats per minute
    55 years 83-140 beats per minute 165 beats per minute
    60 years 80-136 beats per minute 160 beats per minute
    65 years 78-132 beats per minute 155 beats per minute
    70 years 75-128 beats per minute 150 beats per minute

    If you haven't already, invest in some sort of HRM. Years ago I was doing high-intensity spinning classes and was having issues with exercise-induced asthma. I bought a HRM and sure enough, when this was occurring I was close to my max heart rate. 15 years later and I still wear a HRM for my cardio workouts, but I have a pretty good sense of where I am in my zone without even looking anymore.

    My resting heart rate is 54, BTW. I'm 45 years old and my target for most of my runs is the 160-165 range.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    heyspearsy wrote: »
    StrongAndHealthyMommy wrote: »
    brandiuntz wrote: »
    Curious why you're curious. :) Mine's about 64.

    Because I'm trying to decide what HR goal I should have lol

    So many factors involved... Is it reasonable to set this as a goal? How about just a tracking indicator of health?

    RHR is a factor of fitness, gender, and genetics.

    It's a byproduct, not a specific goal you can work towards.
  • missjones513
    missjones513 Posts: 345 Member
    Mid 70's. It has gone down some since the being of the year :)
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    36 bpm
  • klmnumbers
    klmnumbers Posts: 213 Member
    Mine is pretty high. I think it's generally around 75, but my last three doctors appts it has been 108, 99, and 88. In my defense, I have a thyroid disease, and my labs came back wonky. So, I blame that. =)

  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I check mine every morning and it's in the low 50's. I started off being in the mid 90's. Very proud of myself. :)
  • amblight
    amblight Posts: 350 Member
    Mine is 42. I don't do any exercize, but the highest it's been has been 55. Think it's genetic, my fathers and brothers' are well below 40
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    44
  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
    right now sitting in front of the computer 68, first thing in the morning before getting out of bed 59. I'm female and 58 y.o.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I'm also in front of the computer. Mine's 61. I'm 56 year old female. When exercising heavily, I've never been able to get it above 135.
  • Stella014
    Stella014 Posts: 20 Member
    It's 61 now but Fitbit tells me it's more often 68
    36y female
  • Albert989
    Albert989 Posts: 1 Member
    72
  • webuiltthisnicky
    webuiltthisnicky Posts: 84 Member
    I'm just new to the gym, only been going three weeks but I only just remembered to find out my resting HR because of this post. Right now, today, it's 70. I know you need to do it over 3 days to make an average though. Looking forward to seeing that number drop slightly as I get fitter.
  • gdyment
    gdyment Posts: 299 Member
    115 ... while running. 38-44 sitting at a desk (40 male).
  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    Normal resting heart rate is 60-100

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/heart-rate/faq-20057979

  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    My resting HR is usually high. 70-85. Female, 31, fit.
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