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NSV no 2:)

MrsAgi
MrsAgi Posts: 338 Member
edited November 2024 in Success Stories
I posted last week that I finally managed to run for 30 mins straight - which was NSV no.1

I started this serioiusly when I realised how unfit I was - weight loss will be nice but fitness is my main goal. Just before Christmas my resting heart rate hit 100bpm - it scared the heebie jeebies out of me!!!! I've always been fat, but always used to be pretty fit & healthy....

Today my resting heart rate is 60bpm

NSV N0.2 reached much quicker thn I ever expected:)

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  • MissMollieD
    MissMollieD Posts: 130
    Congrats!
  • DoBetterDrea
    DoBetterDrea Posts: 85 Member
    That's awesome! Keep up the fantastic work! Sometimes those NSVs can be more satisfying than the number on the scale :smile:
  • happystars82
    happystars82 Posts: 225 Member
    thats interesting what u said about resting heart rate?? i'm not very up on what it should be etc.... can you give me some info?
  • MrsAgi
    MrsAgi Posts: 338 Member
    excluding any medical conditions, the lower your resting heart rate is the fitter you are (generally) - an averge resting heart rate is approx 70bpm (beats per minute). more than 100 is worryingly high.... it is an indicator of high blood pressure (which I didn't have), obesity and all the stuff the doctors keep telling us is going to limit our lifespans and lifestyles!

    There is some (growing) evidence that everyone's heart has a set no of beats in it and when you reach that number, your number is up as it were..... having 100bpm 24/7/365 is obviously a lot more beats than 60bpm 22/7/365 and 120bpm 2 hours a day while excersising.....

    Also a`lower resting heart rate means you can work a lot harder/longer before you start to feel it:)

    BTW chldren naturally have higher heart rates....
  • happystars82
    happystars82 Posts: 225 Member
    my resting rate can be between 40 and 50 at times, guessing thats good!!
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