What is your resting heart rate ?

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    This may no longer be a recognised tool, but isn't one indicator in fitness how quickly your heart rate returns to a lower level following exercise?

    (I've just upgraded to a Fitbit charge 2 to monitor changes in my heart rate)
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,176 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    This may no longer be a recognised tool, but isn't one indicator in fitness how quickly your heart rate returns to a lower level following exercise?

    (I've just upgraded to a Fitbit charge 2 to monitor changes in my heart rate)

    Yup, absolutely.

    But it's another frustration, as well: As one progresses, it gets harder and harder to stay aerobic (even during exercise), let alone AT & beyond. HR drops back to sub-aerobic way too easily.

    Some frustrations are more satisfying than others.
  • Kristi26
    Kristi26 Posts: 184 Member
    No hrm here. I've been sitting still for about ten minutes...it's 78. I think it's normally lower than that though...
  • tapwaters
    tapwaters Posts: 428 Member
    About 55 :)
  • mommarnurse
    mommarnurse Posts: 515 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    girlinahat wrote: »
    This may no longer be a recognised tool, but isn't one indicator in fitness how quickly your heart rate returns to a lower level following exercise?

    (I've just upgraded to a Fitbit charge 2 to monitor changes in my heart rate)

    Yup, absolutely.

    But it's another frustration, as well: As one progresses, it gets harder and harder to stay aerobic (even during exercise), let alone AT & beyond. HR drops back to sub-aerobic way too easily.

    Some frustrations are more satisfying than others.

    Gotta beef up the lifting then....
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    My RHR is 34
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,176 Member
    mommarnurse wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    girlinahat wrote: »
    This may no longer be a recognised tool, but isn't one indicator in fitness how quickly your heart rate returns to a lower level following exercise?

    (I've just upgraded to a Fitbit charge 2 to monitor changes in my heart rate)

    Yup, absolutely.

    But it's another frustration, as well: As one progresses, it gets harder and harder to stay aerobic (even during exercise), let alone AT & beyond. HR drops back to sub-aerobic way too easily.

    Some frustrations are more satisfying than others.

    Gotta beef up the lifting then....

    With rowing as my sport, even with lifting where it should be (and progressing), maintaining HR intensity is always the key challenge.

    Strength => more power, same HR . . . therefore, need more intensity => higher boat speed, higher HR. All good.

    ;)
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    The last time I had it checked a few weeks ago it was 50 bpm.
  • turbostang7
    turbostang7 Posts: 1,352 Member
    76 for the last 30 days. Which is actually really good for me. I tend to have a high resting heart rate and have since I was about 14.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    girlinahat wrote: »
    This may no longer be a recognised tool, but isn't one indicator in fitness how quickly your heart rate returns to a lower level following exercise?

    (I've just upgraded to a Fitbit charge 2 to monitor changes in my heart rate)

    Yup, absolutely.

    But it's another frustration, as well: As one progresses, it gets harder and harder to stay aerobic (even during exercise), let alone AT & beyond. HR drops back to sub-aerobic way too easily.

    Some frustrations are more satisfying than others.

    This is why I don't fuss to much over my resting heart rate. The factors you mentioned above of mine are stellar.
  • bedwellchris
    bedwellchris Posts: 57 Member
    60
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,128 Member
    68
  • Morgaen73
    Morgaen73 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Flissbo wrote: »
    tomteboda wrote: »
    Mid 40s. I've been as low as 38.

    Me too, 38 is also the lowest I've seen on me. Sitting around also around mid 40's, if I am driving for instance I go up to 50. It means I often get dizzy when I stand up too quickly. When I exercise hard I go up to about 165.

    Lowest mine is recorded as is 37 but generally between 42-48.
  • dice80
    dice80 Posts: 84 Member
    Low: 58, high: 64
  • NJJforCass
    NJJforCass Posts: 17 Member
    I'm between 63 and 68. Does it not depend on age also? My 16 year old daughter has a much higher resting heart rate than me
  • Kristi26
    Kristi26 Posts: 184 Member
    Kristi26 wrote: »
    No hrm here. I've been sitting still for about ten minutes...it's 78. I think it's normally lower than that though...

    I've just checked myself again here this morning. It's 60 right now.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,176 Member
    NJJforCass wrote: »
    I'm between 63 and 68. Does it not depend on age also? My 16 year old daughter has a much higher resting heart rate than me

    Resting heart rate isn't particularly age dependent, among adults (not sure about teens, though very young people, say under 10, do have higher rates). For adults, resting rate is mostly genetics and fitness.

    Maximum heart rate, looking at broad groups on average, tends to be lower with age (again, for adults). So, in one sense, MRmax is mostly genetics and age. But individuals who stay active and fit don't experience a drop with age that's equivalent to the decline population-wide, typically.

    How fast your heart rate goes back from high to normal after vigorous exercise is mainly about fitness (fitter = drops faster).

    All of the above is for otherwise more or less healthy people; certain disease conditions or medications are a wild card.
  • runfreer
    runfreer Posts: 23 Member
    32 this morning - 45 sitting at my desk typing this
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    48 - just completed an FDA audit with no observations :)
  • auntifer
    auntifer Posts: 4 Member
    45-54 bpm over the last 30 days as per my Fitbit
  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
    between 57 and 60
  • disasterman
    disasterman Posts: 746 Member
    Most often right around 50 but ranges between 45-55
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,978 Member
    68

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  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    46-49 over the past 7 days
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    55-50
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    My morning readings are in the low 50's. I saw 48 the other day!

    I started off in the mid 90's 5 years ago!
  • LaauraLoses
    LaauraLoses Posts: 29 Member
    Mine is 62 now
  • JasonlRoeder
    JasonlRoeder Posts: 729 Member
    50
  • 3rdof7sisters
    3rdof7sisters Posts: 486 Member
    Charge 2
    49 - 51
  • ntnunk
    ntnunk Posts: 936 Member
    38 in the mornings. Typically mid 40s sitting at my desk. Max observed HR (on the bike) is 178.
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