What can you infer about heart health from your HR and BP?

[Riprorin]

My resting heart rate is 57 and blood pressure is 112/66.

 

[amcdonald]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
My resting heart rate is 57 and blood pressure is 112/66.

You are dead.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Whuss.

Resting HR: 56
Resting BP: 102/56
Sleeping HR: 42 (avg)

- M4H

 

[vi edit]

You can infer that you have a high/low blood pressure and/or a high/low heart rate.

That's about it really.

low HR & low BP != good health

Yes, most healthy people DO have low numbers, but that doesn't make immune to congenital/hereditary problems like diabetes, heart disease or the various other things that would affect an otherwise healthy person.

Some people just have naturally low HR & BP. Even in my suckiest of shape, my pulse was never higher than 60 at rest. And even though I could run 5 miles in under 30 minutes, my BP was always higher than normal.

They are a guide, nothing more.

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Whuss.

Resting HR: 56
Resting BP: 102/56
Sleeping HR: 42 (avg)

- M4H

How old are you?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Riprorin

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Whuss.

Resting HR: 56
Resting BP: 102/56
Sleeping HR: 42 (avg)

- M4H

How old are you?

The ripe old age of 20.

- M4H

 

[Riprorin]

Ah, a young stud.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Ah, a young stud.

I wish. Apparently my vitals are just going to keep dropping with age, so I could be looking at a pacemaker before I'm 30.

- M4H

 

[TwinkleToes77]

I have a fear of doctors so when i get my physicals they can never get a really accurate reading of my HR/PB one time i had to sit in the dark for 20 minutes and try to nap so they could get a lower reading. Too much anxiety. First time they checked it it was almost 160/80 the second time (after being left alone in the dark) it was 125/75