Resting heart rate

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Lemmonie said:

Mine is 40 but I take betablockers

48 here for the same reason.

Unfortunately max HR currently pegged to 138-140 so running not so easy at my miserable level of fitness...

[checkmate91]

138-140 should be ok for light jogging or short distances. Obviously if you have some underlying condition you'd need to be careful but it shouldn't stop you completely, maybe some speed walking would be in order?

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checkmate91 said:

138-140 should be ok for light jogging or short distances. Obviously if you have some underlying condition you'd need to be careful but it shouldn't stop you completely, maybe some speed walking would be in order?

I was managing sessions of jog/walk intervals. Somewhere along the line (Octoberish) I managed to pick up a suspected hiatus hernia so am busted down to walking (feel billious a lot of the time). Waiting to see what the doc says before I attempt to resume running.

[silverthorn2151]

Lying in bed and my heart rate is 88bpm.

That's pretty slow for me. How do you guys cope with rates as low as 40! That must feel so weird. Doc says it's ok and is the least of my worries right now.

[Flibble]

silverthorn2151 said:

Lying in bed and my heart rate is 88bpm.

That's pretty slow for me. How do you guys cope with rates as low as 40! That must feel so weird. Doc says it's ok and is the least of my worries right now.

Don't really notice it, my blood pressure is normal so blood is flowing as you'd expect. I'd think having such a high rate would be weird, like your heart is racing all the time.

[996 sps]

Mine is 32 (or was last November), last Nov when I was having a minor operation it kept setting the monitor/s off when I had heart rate and blood pressure taken. Doesn't stop the fact I get my arse kicked on my mountain bike around Cannock by 2 of my mates.

Though they both weigh 60kgs which is my excuse.

[silverthorn2151]

Flibble said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Lying in bed and my heart rate is 88bpm.

That's pretty slow for me. How do you guys cope with rates as low as 40! That must feel so weird. Doc says it's ok and is the least of my worries right now.

Don't really notice it, my blood pressure is normal so blood is flowing as you'd expect. I'd think having such a high rate would be weird, like your heart is racing all the time.

Funny isn't it. It just feels normal to me and blood pressure is normal with me as well, lower in fact than several chums who have always been and still are very fit.

We are all plumbed up differently I guess.

[MocMocaMoc]

I was down to around 45 at one stage. Was super fit at the time, and after a bit of research I found super athletes get down to low 30s!!!

Massive heart syndrome, or something like that. When the heart grows large after tons of exercise.

[JumboBeef]

88 is "normal" (60-100).

All these other guys on here are freaks

[996 sps]

MocMocaMoc said:

I was down to around 45 at one stage. Was super fit at the time, and after a bit of research I found super athletes get down to low 30s!!!

Massive heart syndrome, or something like that. When the heart grows large after tons of exercise.

Yes Mick Doohan was at 28bpm at the height of his career.

[JumboBeef]

If anyone here has a RHR of <60, then read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_heart_syndro...

Athletic Heart Syndrome is normal for someone very fit, and posses no danger. However, the symptoms are very similar to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophic_cardiomy...

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, which can be deadly.

The danger is when someone who is fit assumes they have one but actually have the other.

Like what happened to Fabrice Muamba:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/18/hea...

Those with very low HRs (<50) should go and get themselves checked out to rule out Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

[Sparkzz]

My RHR is 78
I'm quite fit and exercise 3 or 4 times per week, I'm 20.

I've always thought this to be high and an indication of not being "fit" but I'm as fit as any of my gym buddies, I would rather have a low resting heart rate than a high one.

[goldblum]

JumboBeef said:

If anyone here has a RHR of <60, then read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_heart_syndro...

Athletic Heart Syndrome is normal for someone very fit, and posses no danger. However, the symptoms are very similar to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophic_cardiomy...

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, which can be deadly.

The danger is when someone who is fit assumes they have one but actually have the other.

Like what happened to Fabrice Muamba:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/18/hea...

Those with very low HRs (<50) should go and get themselves checked out to rule out Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Why? RHR has no bearing at all on whether a person will have a heart attack because of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Most people who have a low heartrate do so because they're cardiovascularly fit and this has nothing whatsoever to do with any kind of abnornal heart function;in fact it's more likely to prolongue their life.

The disease of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is genetic,i.e. inherited, which is why doctors will often ask if there's any instance of heart disease in the family when doing checks.. It is also very rare: Something like 0.17% of people between the ages of 17-35 may have the condition.

If you undertake intense exercise with the pre-existing condition the risk of a heart attack and death rises dramatically..So check your family history and if you're worried then have a scan. There has been several instances in the last few years involving athletes who have been tested but the scans failed to reveal anything untoward.. The Italian football league now screens footballers annually for precisely this reason.

[Otispunkmeyer]

somewhere between 30-40 bpm. Have years and 100's of thousands of kilometers in the pool to thank for that one. Used to be low 30's, now I think its probably high 30's

[JumboBeef]

goldblum said:

JumboBeef said:

If anyone here has a RHR of <60, then read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletic_heart_syndro...

Athletic Heart Syndrome is normal for someone very fit, and posses no danger. However, the symptoms are very similar to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophic_cardiomy...

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, which can be deadly.

The danger is when someone who is fit assumes they have one but actually have the other.

Like what happened to Fabrice Muamba:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/mar/18/hea...

Those with very low HRs (<50) should go and get themselves checked out to rule out Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Why? RHR has no bearing at all on whether a person will have a heart attack because of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Most people who have a low heartrate do so because they're cardiovascularly fit and this has nothing whatsoever to do with any kind of abnornal heart function;in fact it's more likely to prolongue their life.

The disease of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is genetic,i.e. inherited, which is why doctors will often ask if there's any instance of heart disease in the family when doing checks.. It is also very rare: Something like 0.17% of people between the ages of 17-35 may have the condition.

If you undertake intense exercise with the pre-existing condition the risk of a heart attack and death rises dramatically..So check your family history and if you're worried then have a scan. There has been several instances in the last few years involving athletes who have been tested but the scans failed to reveal anything untoward.. The Italian football league now screens footballers annually for precisely this reason.

Why? *confused* As I said up there, the symptoms are very similar and you shouldn't just assume you have one condition when you may have the other.

0.17% of 17-35 year olds? I have never heard that figure, but if it is true then based on your figures about 25,000 young people in The UK may be at risk of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: people who might just think they are fit and not dying

[Kidders]

I'm 31, I cycle and run 2-3 times a week and have an active job, my RHR is normally mid-50's which surprised me as I would say i'm that fit, not as much as I would like anyway.