Resting heart rate

[COcheesehead]

Ran across this breakdown today. Where do you fit?

Over 95, your heart is stressed and working overtime to keep you alive
90 sedentary lifestyle
80 average adult
70 you’re moving a bit
60 weekend athlete
50-55 excellent cardio
40-49 pro athlete range
Below 40 elite, world class endurance athlete. If you are not one, may have issues
Below 35 doctors ask questions

 

[reneeh63]

I'm at 72 right now but I'm on thyroid medication so it can vary.

Also, I found out a few months ago I'm quite anemic and started taking iron. Being anemic can definitely raise your heart rate so looking forward to seeing it go down a little by the end of the year.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

Ran across this breakdown today. Where do you fit?

Over 95, your heart is stressed and working overtime to keep you alive
90 sedentary lifestyle
80 average adult
70 you’re moving a bit
60 weekend athlete
50-55 excellent cardio
40-49 pro athlete range
Below 40 elite, world class endurance athlete. If you are not one, may have issues
Below 35 doctors ask questions

Oura ring says 45 last night, and was 43 two nights ago.

I'd say my range is 43-45 with good sleep, 46-51 with a rough night of sleep.

 

[COcheesehead]

Oura ring says 45 last night, and was 43 two nights ago.

I'd say my range is 43-45 with good sleep, 46-51 with a rough night of sleep.

I think a morning measure is considered most accurate.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

I think a morning measure is considered most accurate.

My Oura ring and Garmin watch measure one's overnight resting heart rate.

I just checked Garmin and it gave me readings of 42-49 over the last two weeks.

 

[finnski1]

Run right around 60. Makes sense as I'm a "weekend " athlete type, sort of.

 

[mountainsoft]

I'm generally between 50 and 55 most days (measured any time of day if I'm not active).

 

[ShokWaveRider]

60 controlled by computer.

 

[COcheesehead]

My Oura ring and Garmin watch measure one's overnight resting heart rate.

I just checked Garmin and it gave me readings of 42-49 over the last two weeks.

Then you’re a pro athlete

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

Then you’re a pro athlete

Been running for the last 33 years. Ran in high school, took 13 years off, and resumed at age 30.

 

[Flyfish1]

On a beta blocker - so not really an accurate measurement.

 

[RetiredHappy]

Female's resting is generally 5 to 10 beats faster than male's. Mine is around 62 in the morning and 72 in the evening.

 

[misanman]

58 on the six days of the last week. One day it was 59 - must have been an exciting day!

 

[tulak]

I’m between 50-55. I’m happy with excellent cardio.

 

[Flieger]

Average RHR is 68 based on recent tracking of BP. But I am on Lisinopril......

Flieger

 

[zinger1457]

Your sleeping heart rate should be ~25% lower than your daytime resting heart rate. I doubt the numbers posted by the OP are for sleeping heart rates.

 

[GBcycling]

45 to 48 first thing in morning or after being sedentary for awhile.

Another key metric is how fast your heart rate recovers in the first minute from a heavy load; zone 4 or 5.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

Your sleeping heart rate should be ~25% lower than your daytime resting heart rate. I doubt the numbers posted by the OP are for sleeping heart rates.

The thread title is "Resting heart rate" so that's why I submitted mine.

Taking your HR during the day will yield different results.

 

[COcheesehead]

The thread title is "Resting heart rate" so that's why I submitted mine.

Taking your HR during the day will yield different results.

Resting doesn’t mean asleep though. It means inactive. At least for Apple the rate is measured throughout the day and presented as an average. They even explain it as such.

 

[lauradrops]

Depending when I take it 55-58. My cardiologist explained to me that even though I was a competition gymnast many years ago, the heart has "memory" of being an athletes heart.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

Resting doesn’t mean asleep though. It means inactive. At least for Apple the rate is measured throughout the day and presented as an average. They even explain it as such.

Here's the heart rate throughout the day info

 

[rk911]

Cardiac stress test a few weeks ago....resting heart beat was 72. During the test it was raised to 123 and everything was normal. Turning 76 in August. BTW...weight when I retired in '05 was 280. Weight the other morning...187.

 

[wannabefire]

Garmin says 57 avg HR

 

[jollystomper]

There are various views on what is a good RHR. This article has a more detailed breakdown by age and gender:

What Is a Good Resting Heart Rate? Chart by Age and Gender

Good resting heart rate (RHR) values typically fall within the range of 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm). It is an indicator of both fitness and general health.

www.medicinenet.com

 

[COcheesehead]

No one has mentioned blood pressure. As someone who has hiked/run for 48 years my resting pulse has never been particularly great - mostly in the 70s sometimes 60s. That’s s because I have low blood pressure normally around 102/52. But sometimes the top is below 100 and bottom below 50. My resting pulse rate is a natural counter balance to my low blood pressure.

There’s another blood pressure thread. Blood Pressure