Resting Heart Rate

[jimmie 48]

i checked my bp yesterday at the store. numbers were good but the resting pulse rate was 81. i took a look see at a website this morning and 81 is horrible. granted, i had been walking through the store and it was mid afternoon and i had just stressed over the choices of vitamins.

i was sitting here at the computer just reading a little bit ago and decided this mgiht be an okay time to check it again. 16 beats per 15 seconds, equalling 64 per minute.

what's yours?

[mere150]

Re: Resting Heart Rate

13 X 4 = 52

52 bpm, and yes, I'm sure it's that. Since I've become a gym rat, my resting heart rate is significantly lower than most people. But I'm glad, it means my heart is in GREAT shape!

[jimmie 48]

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that sounds like a great number to me!
the site i looked at this morning stated some of the causes of a high number. anemia and estrogen levels ranked high. as a menapausal woman, i think the estrogen thing is getting me at each turn.

[Brook]

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My resting heart rate is 48....or was the last time I checked it.

I'm scared to check it these days. LOL Give me a week or two to start getting my flabby butt back in shape and then maybe I'll brave the RHR test again.

[2big4mysize]

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just think of all the heart beats we are saving forour old age

Mine is 53

[msnicksmom]

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Mine is 76. Just sitting here at the computer at the end of the night! That can't be good...

[jimmie 48]

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i forgot to check mine when i woke up this morning, i am seeing on every site that first thing when waking is when it should be checked to get the numbers for RHR. i had been upstairs twice, started a load of laundry, stripped the bed, got breakfast for jack and got him off to work, then i checked and it was 72.


i also found this, this morning.

This formula is used to calculate target heart rate (THR) during exercise
to get the maximum aerobic benefit from your workout:

1. Start with the number 220 and subtract your age and resting heart rate. _______

2. Multiply the number from line 1 by 60% and add back your resting heart rate.______

3. Multiply the number from line 1 by 85% and add back your resting heart rate.______

4. These two numbers give you the range you should be working in.

5. You should check your pulse during exercise and maintain a number between 60 & 85% (the results from lines 2 & 3), this is your target heart range.

http://www.lifestyledesigns.com/target_heart_rate.html

[wannabethintoo]

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Mine is 43 based on my heart rate monitor.

[sadie147]

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Mine is mid 50's last i checked. Mine has always been quite low, even when i was an out of shape smoker. I remember being tested in a gym where they put me on an exercise bike and tried to raise my hr to a certain number and couldn't. the girl actually didn't believe I was a pack a day smoker! which of course wasn't a good thing to tell me..since it just gave me one more reason to justify my habit.

I have a Polar HRM, I really should start using it for my runs.

[iyamamaschke]

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12x4 UMMM LOL J/K 48 beats per Minute man it's slow. HE HE

I was running around the store DID my BP and my hr was still only 63 ROFl my hubby was like are you Dead HA HA HA. The funny thing is the kids were pissing me off and I was sooo stressed of course they were touching everything.

Sarah