I am 18 and have always had a really slow
heart rate, I never thought anything of
it, but recently I have been informed that
slow heart rates can be dangerous. I've
been sitting in bed for a while and just
took my heart rate acouple times and it
consistently ranged from 38 and 40. What
should it be at? I'm active but not
exceptionally so. Is this healthy?
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Pulsefidelity
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 9
Posted: 02-11-08 21:55pm
The way it's supposed to work, they more
your body is accustomed to cardio
activity, the lower your resting pulse
rate will be. This is because the stronger
your heart is, the more it accomplishes
with one pump.
Athletes (olympic type) have around 40-50.
Moderately active people should have a
resting pulse of 50-65. The average person
has between 65-90.
Personally, mine is always between 45-55.
Lowest has been 43 but I was half asleep.
During a lesson at school it was 50.
[Edit] Also, the younger you are the lower
it can be. Also depends on your weight and
body composition but those are more in
depth. I'm 15, 145lbs. Doctor says that
for my body specs, 45 is just fine. (I'm
not as active as most sports players in
high school, so I don't think 30 should be
dangerous.)
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Mikolas
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Posted: 03-03-08 18:17pm
You cannot get your resting heart rate
from simply sitting down on your bed and
waiting for a bit. The best and most
accurate time would be after waking up
(from a full night sleep, not a hour nap),
sitting up from your bed and checking
then.
The previous poster is correct concerning
heart rate and athletes. If you are
physically fit (through cardiovascular
activity), your heart becomes more
efficient at pumping blood to your organs
so it does not need to pump as often.
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z8NeonGenesis
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 58
Posted: 03-05-08 05:41am
Hey,
I am very cardio vascular fit and my
resting heart rate has been as low as 29
and i am not very worried, i think both
are right the fitter u are (C.V wise) the
lower your resting heart rate is, I tested
mine one day by having a HR Monitor on the
whole night and then looking at it in the
morning, I also believe that if u test ur
Resting HR about 3-4 days a week for
months on end if u notice that one day it
shoots up it can be an early sign of
sickness. Something interesting to think
of.
