Fairly low resting heart rate
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blopmiyers
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I got a bit concerned my resting heart rate bpm is in between 46-53 bpm. Is this normal?
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For most adults it'll be between 60-100 bpm. Fitter people may have lower resting heart rates than that, and of course some people just naturally have slightly lower/higher rates.
If you are worried see a doctor, but your heart might just be in good shape!0 -
yep mines in the 40s0
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My resting heart rate is pretty consistently 50 bpm. I row 8,100 meters per day, five days per week on a WaterRower to stay in shape.0
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mine is anywhere from low 50s to the upper 60s. when I was heavier it was 70-90. but I agree if concerned see a dr .some meds can cause a lower heart rate too. if that doesnt apply to you and this is something new then have a talk with your dr and they can monitor it if they think its an issue0
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How is your blood pressure? Mine only goes that low when I am sleeping or when the blood pressure spikes up.
In any case, a question for a doctor, not the internet.0 -
Mine has been as low as 45 but the norm is around 55, according to my garmin.0
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It's ok.0
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If you do a lot of running, it is not unusual for your resting heart rate to be in the 40s. Mine is consistently in the low 40s.0
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I float between 58-62 while I'm awake and down in the low 50s when I'm sleeping.0
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Mine has always been low, usually in the 60s, even when I was heavier and out of shape. Now that I'm in shape, it's even lower. I was at my doc just last month and it was 52... He was even stunned it was so low but it always been.0
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When I was in the hospital, the ECG they hooked me up to kept sounding an alarm every time my heart slowed below 60 (?) bpm. Which was pretty often because I was laying down. I told the nurse I was a cyclist and they disabled the alarm.4
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I've had mine as low as 30s when I was running a lot. Right now it's in the mid 40s generally.0
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I'm on Beta Blockers for high Blood Pressure and now my resting heart rate is anywhere from 50 and upwards.0
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At the start of my diet (6 months ago) my resting heart rate was 50, weirdly it has now gone up to about 57 - no idea why!0
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Thank you for all the replies I'm reassured its a fairly common thing. It seems like its common for athletic people. I was just judging by bpm based on this heart rate monitor which says average resting bpm should be at lowest 61. But yeah thanks again!0
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blopmiyers wrote: »Thank you for all the replies I'm reassured its a fairly common thing. It seems like its common for athletic people. I was just judging by bpm based on this heart rate monitor which says average resting bpm should be at lowest 61. But yeah thanks again!
Yeah typically 60-100 is considered "normal", but like others have said it really depends on "what's your normal" too. Level of fitness usually correlates to lower RHR.
From a provider's standpoint, it really depends on whether you're symptomatic or asymptomatic. Having a heart rate of 55 and feeling fine is much different than 55 and light headed (I'd treat one, but not the other).0 -
NorthCascades wrote: »When I was in the hospital, the ECG they hooked me up to kept sounding an alarm every time my heart slowed below 60 (?) bpm. Which was pretty often because I was laying down. I told the nurse I was a cyclist and they disabled the alarm.
I was seeing my pumonlogist, finding out a probably have exercise asthma, and found out that the finger tip optical HR have an alarm that goes off below 45 bpm. Her nurse was doing by blood pressure (which was low too [normal for me]) and had to check the results by hand. My doctor just waived him off.
When I had my appendix removed 4 years ago, I was constantly monitored and set off all kinds of alarms when I was coming out of anesthesia. HR was about 30. BP was about 40/60. Kept the nurses on edge for about 12 hours, but once I fully woke up the next morning (surgery at 10pm, finally woke up in a room at 9 or 10 the next morning), everything was fine.
OP: What's your concern? If you wern't measuring it, would you know?0 -
Mine has always been about 50, whether I've been doing cardio several times a week, or doing nothing for months. There seems to be no benefit in having a naturally low hr though.
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I had surgery a while back - after the surgery they hooked me up to a machine that monitored my heart rate - the machine kept going off with warning alarms because my natural heart rate is just very low. I'm not even in shape - I suppose when I get more fit I'll be practically dead. But the nurses weren't concerned so I'm not either. And I don't bother with heart rate monitors because what's the point? They're barely accurate on a normal person I don't feel they are at all for me.0
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Mine is around 50-60 BPM0
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