What's your resting heart rate?

[MOBB]

My apple watch suggests 46-52 at the moment. Internet seems to think that's low unless I'm super-fit?

Nearly 50 years old, about 2 stone overweight, I tend to run 10k a week on average, and cycle between 50-100 miles per week. So I am fairly fit but not super-fit.

I do get very very light-headed if I stand up too quickly, vision gets a bit dark for 5-10 seconds then all is well, blood pressure is fine.

Doctors required?

[Piginapoke]

My resting is 45, sleeping is 36 bpm. I'm 51, run or cycle 6 days pw.

It generally nothing to be concerned about unless you also have symptoms of bradycardia- short of breath, dizzyness etc. Sounds like you should talk to a doctor.

[Sheets Tabuer]

72 and I go to the gym 6 days a week, my dad is 71 and about 5 stone over weight and his is 58 ffs.

[brake fader]

I'm 50 mine is around 47 i also run 3 miles or cycle 6 every day. weather permitting. recently had covid and felt lightheaded a couple of times but seems to have cleared now wondered if that was a symptom.

[benm3evo]

My phone is telling me mine is 69. I'm just over 39 years old, ok 40. About 11st at a guess

[JayRidesBikes]

Resting heart rate is 42 - 48. Sometimes it dips under 40 and my watch sends low heart rate alerts. Max heart rate appears to be 187 at the moment. I'm 34 and cycle 5 days a week.

[Hoofy]

If the question is, "should I see a doctor?" and you don't normally see a doctor, then the answer is yes. (If you are always pestering the doctor for something that turns out to be nothing, well, it is probably still yes but with reservations that you probably need to seek help for the anxiety, too!)

[Candellara]

My RHR is 39bpm.

I'm 52 and 75kg but i run 50 - 80km per week.

A low RHR is typical for people that exercise intensively & frequently such as running or cycling. A normal RHR is 60 - 80 bpm

[BoRED S2upid]

If you go to health and then heart it will give you loads of data it’s recording 24/7 doctors should love that data. The low heart rate notification is handy as well set it to 38 see how often it goes off.

[mcelliott]

Normally around 39 but can easily get down to 36, 35 is the lowest I have seen, but that was in a fasted state. I ride around 300km a week, and swim in the sea year round.

Edited by mcelliott on Tuesday 8th March 16:07

Edited by mcelliott on Tuesday 8th March 16:08

[Largechris]

Predictably the thread has turned into a competition lol

I'm not going to fuel it.

In terms of athletes, 25 bpm would be about the record:

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Edited by Largechris on Tuesday 8th March 16:14

[popeyewhite]

Largechris said:

Predictably the thread has turned into a competition lol

Low resting hr in those involved in endurance exercise is a measure of fitness, not health. Too much endurance style training increases the likelihood of arrhythmia and fitting of a pace maker in later life. LVH is also a factor to be considered, the younger you start training the more likely this is to develop.

[CloudStuff]

Let's broaden it out.

RHR + chest / bicep / waist / thigh measurements + net worth + pension pot + wife hotness + # of directorships

[Largechris]

CloudStuff said:

Let's broaden it out.

RHR + chest / bicep / waist / thigh measurements + net worth + pension pot + wife hotness + # of directorships

Height, hair and size of member are usually considered more important.

[popeyewhite]

Largechris said:

CloudStuff said:

Let's broaden it out.

RHR + chest / bicep / waist / thigh measurements + net worth + pension pot + wife hotness + # of directorships

Height, hair and size of member are usually considered more important.

Six foot, bald, average

[TwistingMyMelon]

5 inches - 6 if I measure from underneath

[twizellb]

TwistingMyMelon said:

5 inches - 6 if I measure from underneath

[Trevor555]

10 or so years ago I found i couldn't run anymore, and eventually started struggling with stairs.

Thought I was just getting old (51 now)

Then realized my resting heart rate was 90 to 100

Found out I'd got a leaky valve.

Beta blockers have it back down to 60 to 70

Still cant run.

[GregK2]

Rather than brag, I was a bit concerned about how low my heart rate was, about 42 bpm resting avg and not particularly active, certainly not compared to others in here with low heart rates. I read into a condition called Bradycardia but it doesn't seem like something to worry too much about if not causing any issues.

[Sheets Tabuer]

71 today, this thread makes me feel like I'm about to keel over.