Your Resting HR

[Koing]

Yup as the title says.

So what is yours?

Mine is 60-65bpm out of an avg of 3 test on this machine. I am 20.

My mum had a score of 44, 45 and 42 out of 3 test. I was amazed to find out her HR was so low. My mum swims 1-2x a week and she stands up all day for her work. No smoking no drinking and healthy eating. She is 48. Still can't believe her HR. Hell it is better then most athletes in most sports and just about pro cyclist level at 48yrs old!

Mum use to cycle about 100miles a day for about a year when she was younger delievering stuff. She use to beat all the guys delievering stuff.

Fathers is 75 and he is 45 and doesn't do much in the way of exercise but he does walk and his job is pretty physical.

Koing

 

[Modeps]

10.


I'm... Very... Calm.

 

[kt]

0. I am dead.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: kt
0. I am dead.

ZOMBIE!
aim for the brain!

 

[Drekce]

usually 55-57

 

[JayHu]

When I wake up (ie right after my alarm) I'm about 41-42. I've been as low as 31 before.
When I'm being lazy during the day sitting around, it's about 45-50 I would think.

 

[clamum]

Sitting here at work mine is 83...

 

[Atomicus]

I have heart murmurs from my physical last year... but I play lots of sports without ever fatiguing.

 

[misle]

I don't get nearly enough exercise and my HR is around 70. My father, who is 56, has a resting HR of 60.

 

[3chordcharlie]

after 2 months of regular exercise, dropped from low-80s to about 60.

 

[Gravity]

about 60. It was lower when I was running 80 miles per week.

 

[Carbo]

You're all full of crap. Professional athletes have RHR's in the 50 range, give or take 5. Now, all you sedentary blobs of gelatinous cholesterol are boasting about your conditioning? Yeah, right. And you're all sexy and brilliant, too.
As for me, I had my pulse taken last week for some pre-surgery tests. My real RHR is 57. But, I really am a well conditioned hunk.

 

[ndee]

72 while sitting around.

 

[maziwanka]

72, 69, and 78 for the three tests i just conducted now. kinda high for my RHR, but i am out of shape.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Carbo
You're all full of crap. Professional athletes have RHR's in the 50 range, give or take 5. Now, all you sedentary blobs of gelatinous cholesterol are boasting about your conditioning? Yeah, right. And you're all sexy and brilliant, too.
As for me, I had my pulse taken last week for some pre-surgery tests. My real RHR is 57. But, I really am a well conditioned hunk.

You don't have to be a pro athlete to have a resting HR in the 50's. Mine is 60 just sitting here at my desk (after a bigass coffee, no less ) and somewhere in the low 50's when I wake up in the morning (which is when you're supposed to take your RHR anyway). I'm an avid cyclist, but certainly no pro.

 

[NuclearNed]

I had a company physical just last week. My RHR was 60.

 

[TheShiz]

~60

 

[Fausto]

Lactate Threshold HR is really a better indicator of conditioning anyway (the point at which your body kicks over into anaerobic ATP production). The higher it is, the more work you can do without having to back off. Mine is about 175-178 bpm based on my data from a recent time trial I did.

Yes, it hurt like hell.

 

[Slickone]

Dumb question, how do you check your own HR without equipment? I can't seem to.

 

[WhiteKnight]

I exercise a lot, lifting, skating, biking, swimming and I eat healthy. My BP is pretty low at 100/65 or so, but despite all that, my resting HR is usually around 80. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by: Slickone
Dumb question, how do you check your own HR without equipment? I can't seem to.

Just put a finger or two (not your thumb) on your neck and find your pulse. Count the beats in a minute (use a clock or stopwatch).

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Slickone
Dumb question, how do you check your own HR without equipment? I can't seem to.

Just put your index and middle finger on the underside of your wrist on the side nearest your thumb. You should be able to feel a pulse there. Best time to get an accurate resting HR is first thing in the morning when you're still lying in bed.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight
I exercise a lot, lifting, skating, biking, swimming and I eat healthy. My BP is pretty low at 100/65 or so, but despite all that, my resting HR is usually around 80. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

How tall are you? The taller you are, the lower your resting HR will be as a general rule of thumb.

 

[homestarmy]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight
I exercise a lot, lifting, skating, biking, swimming and I eat healthy. My BP is pretty low at 100/65 or so, but despite all that, my resting HR is usually around 80. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

How tall are you? The taller you are, the lower your resting HR will be as a general rule of thumb.

I would think it would be backwards.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: homestarmy

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight
I exercise a lot, lifting, skating, biking, swimming and I eat healthy. My BP is pretty low at 100/65 or so, but despite all that, my resting HR is usually around 80. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

How tall are you? The taller you are, the lower your resting HR will be as a general rule of thumb.

I would think it would be backwards.

Nope.