Fairly low resting heart rate

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!

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.

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.

It's ok.

I float between 58-62 while I'm awake and down in the low 50s when I'm sleeping.

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'm on Beta Blockers for high Blood Pressure and now my resting heart rate is anywhere from 50 and upwards.

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?

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.

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

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 issue

Same here. When I got my Fitbit I was surprised to find my RHR at 48-52 BPM, but when I asked my doctor about it he just congratulated me on a successful diet/exercise program. My medical records show that my resting heart rate was 75-90 BPM I started getting fit, and that it just gradually lowered as I became more active.

Yeah, mine is low too, rests at around 50.
When I was in hospital I too were setting alarms off. Apparently as I slept my h/r was dropping to 27bpm. The cardiologist wasn't concerned. I was though and had to have him reassure me.

Yup, mine is typically mid 40's due to high volume of swim/bike/run training. Brought 8 months of HRM data to the doctor at last annual checkup so he could validate....

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scorpio516 wrote: »

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OP: What's your concern? If you wern't measuring it, would you know?

Well i mean, sometimes when I stand up my head starts spinning. That's one of my concerns and I thought maybe my hr was related to it

This is a common symptom of low blood pressure. I would speak to your doctor about it. In the meantime, drink more water (dehydration can lower blood pressure) and if you have no medical issues regarding sodium, add a little more salt to your diet (not much).

medic2038 wrote: »

capaul42 wrote: »

blopmiyers wrote: »

scorpio516 wrote: »

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OP: What's your concern? If you wern't measuring it, would you know?

Well i mean, sometimes when I stand up my head starts spinning. That's one of my concerns and I thought maybe my hr was related to it

This is a common symptom of low blood pressure. I would speak to your doctor about it. In the meantime, drink more water (dehydration can lower blood pressure) and if you have no medical issues regarding sodium, add a little more salt to your diet (not much).

I agree, talk to the doc!
I'd had some bouts of orthostatic hypotension (basically getting light headed when I stood up) in the past, despite drinking close to a gallon of water per day. Generally "water follows salt" and upping my sodium intake fixed the problem.

A lot of people tend to drink enough, but then don't eat more salt when they're working out a lot!

Only reason I know this is because I have chronic low bp and doc put me on a high sodium diet because I get bouts of orthostatic hypotension along with occasional episodes of vaso-vagal syncope. Such lovely big words eh?

Edited to correct stupid autocorrect: orthodontic lmao