I haven't paid much attention to this up until now but I know my RHR was around 80+ a year ago. I have started checking it first things in the morning this week and it seems to be around 68 or so. (I am 47 in case that matters.) What is the ideal? What is yours?
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04-06-2007, 11:36 AM #1
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What's your resting heart rate?
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04-06-2007, 12:04 PM #2
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Mine went from 99
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04-06-2007, 12:20 PM #3
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44. But climbs frighteningly high very quickly and stays that way when I exercise.
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04-06-2007, 12:23 PM #4
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Liza, from what I've read, it's the speed at which it drops that's important.
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04-06-2007, 12:39 PM #5
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Liza;
Kelowna girl is correct. As you exercise, the heart becomes more muscular and efficient, therefore it doesn't have to work as hard, thus your RHR. My RHR is 50 (I'm 48) When I exercise, I also can get it very high, quickly - my du last year, during my run - I was 196. But it plummets quickly when the intensity drops.
My FD made me go for ECG, heart is fine, so I don't worry about high HR.
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04-06-2007, 12:50 PM #6
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Mine's 44 (and I'm 39). I'm the opposite of most in that my HR remains low, even during intense exercise. The highest I've ever seen was 174 and I was on the verge of passing out at the time. Normally for me, a tough long hill where I am breathing hard has me at about 168...which I know is low compared to most. I don't know if that's good or not, but I've always also had low BP and stellar cholesterol, so I think I'm doing OK.
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