Resting Heart Rate

chorgi
chorgi Posts: 221
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
Just curious how long most people have been working out before seeing an improvement in their resting heart rate. Mine is 58 (which from what I understand isn't that bad). Just a random fitness question that I was pondering today while on a road trip. I've been working out pretty regularly for about a year and a half. Not sure what it was when I started but I'm sure it's improved some.

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,336 Member
    I don't know how old you are but a resting HR of 58 is excellent for men of pretty much any age. I can't comment on how fast exercise makes it drop as I had to be on medication to bring mine down. I am no longer on it and my resting HR is in the high 50s right now due to the exercise I do. I have no idea how long it took to get there though but before it was over 100.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I actually just checked mine again the last couple days to see if it has changed any.. last time I did it - it was in the 40's (I do it as soon as I wake up - as long as I wake up naturally and without an alarm).

    Thursday: 42

    Friday: 42

    Saturday: 44


    From what I've read that is pretty low, but it is obviously normal for me. Since it has been like this consistently for the last few months.
  • lovinglife71
    lovinglife71 Posts: 65 Member
    I'm not sure what a normal resting hr is suppose to be, I have dieted most of my life and always exercised. I really didn't know what my resting hr was untill about three months ago when I bought a hrm. MIne is about 70 which I think is pretty good. My daughter recently started working out and using my hrm, her resting hr was about 90 and after two weeks of working out and a 5 lb weight loss it went down to around 82.
  • lovinglife71
    lovinglife71 Posts: 65 Member
    Wow!!! I think maybe I'm not getting still enough to see what my actuall resting heart rate is, cause everybody's seems lower than mine. LoL I stick on my Hrm and head out the door and it is about 70!! Will actuall have to sit for a minute and see what it is.
  • emtgirl14
    emtgirl14 Posts: 87 Member
    Mine used to be in the 80s-90s before I started working out regularly. At my last physical, which was about 3 weeks ago, it was 48. That was actually kind of low. That was the pulse they got while taking my BP, which was 111/60. They tried again with the pulse ox, then my HR was 52. Can't believe it got so low!:)
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    From the MayoClinic website:
    For an adult, a normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats a minute.


    If you're a well trained athlete it can be lower. A low resting heart rate is usually not a bad thing.
  • AZTrailRunner
    AZTrailRunner Posts: 1,199 Member
    After taking nearly 18 months off from exercise, I've been back at for pretty much 12 weeks now. I took mine a couple weeks ago while grocery shopping, and it was in the mid 40's. I haven't taken it first thing in the morning, but I can only imagine it is probably around 40 or hi 30's. I was in the low-to-mid 60's even when I didn't work out regularly prior to the past 3 months. I've always been athletic, and have never had cholesterol or heart issues.
  • chorgi
    chorgi Posts: 221
    Thanks everybody! My resting heart rate as of a few minutes ago was 52. Last time I had my blood pressure checked (less than a month ago) it was 120/70. I think it's all definitely healthy. I was just curious if anyone saw any significant improvements after a longer term exercise regiment. Looks like everyone is doing great!
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