whats your resting heart rate?

dmpoole said:
Your resting heart rate should be taken when you first wake up in the morning and you haven't got out of bed yet.
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Yay it makes my previous calculation correct :p, though I think it will be a bit depressing how much its gone up since then :o. On the plus side I can lift a lot more :D.
Edit: Currently 75bpm sat at my computer though I just ate a lot of food if that makes a difference =/, think I'll properly check what it is in the morning.
 
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83 :(

Taken lying down, figured that'd make it lowest bar having just woken up.

Frankly, I am suprised. I'm not super-fit by any means but am certainly not overweight and most the afternoon have just been cycling round, throwing balls and climbing stuff with no problems. I do 50 pull-ups every few days and was doing the 100 push-up challenge in sport arena (about 30-something consecutive), as well as some cycling etc (not far though I guess).
 
I think the slower your heart beat per minute at rest, the healthier your heart are.

I exercise a lot and mine's around 50. Gf's at 46
 
Dunno how others have done it, but probably not like me :p

I put a mic on my chest and recorded for a while, then cut down a minutes worth and counted. I'd probably loose count otherwise and then that annoyance would push it up further!
 
Mid 40's :cool: Last year the Ambulance woman checked it 3 times just to make sure. :p
I'm even fitter than I was last year though so I'd hope for a better recovery rate. :)
 
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[DOD]Asprilla;14468374 said:
Define 'sustainable'. :) The 220-age is roughly peak heat rate, not your sustainable heart rate for exercise.

If I'm running then I'm aiming for an HR of around 155-165, but I know it can peak at 195 if I'm sprinting.
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Everyone is different though, my resting heart rate is about 55-60, im 17 stone and work out 4 or 5 times a week, my max heart rate is 150 going flat out sprinting, never goes more than 2 or 3 more than that, while my wife's working out at a lower level to me, her heart is sitting around 170-180 (she's 39, im 36).
 
Mine is 65bpm, I've just started running and aim to get it around 60, no idea how hard that might be to do but it's a goal! Peak heart rate is 193 but haven't properly confirmed that by doing the run about until you almost collapse test, just what the watch says when I come back from a run.
 
How does max heart rate relate to fitness?

My resting heart rate was about 56ish last time I measured it but it can go up to 190 when cycling hard although I can sustain that for 30 mins or more.
 
I've heard that a higher max heart rate and lower resting heart rate are both good things. I read an article a few days ago on it but forget the specifics.
 
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