Piqued by @bobinski 's 'Cholesterol and Statins' thread, and not wanting to derail it, I'm posting a new thread as the talk there about heart rate was enlightening for me, and I think I may have learnt something.
I read on the Cedars-Sinai (as US hospital) website that...
...and the Mayo Clinic reports....
That surprised me, as my resting heart rate has always (or damn near always) been less than 60. I'm sure I've healthily had it in the late 40s even. Certainly, I've never been concerned with it being in the 50s, and neither has my doctor. Based on what I read, I thought my heart rate dropping into the 30s (when asleep) was dangerous. Seems maybe not so in practice.
It seems there are many here reporting exactly the same thing.
FWIW, I could easily ping my heart rate up towards theoretical max (I never wanted to find out the true max!) And at my peak fitness, it would drop just as quickly. I thought my normal heart rate range (if I can word it like that) was pretty wide; it might be 55 at rest (say) but climb easily to 80 when togging up to go cycling, then rise again to 110ish as I turned the pedals. As I recall, my usual ride average would be around 135 - 140 and peaking maybe 170... 180 if I really went at a climb. None of that seemed out of the ordinary for me.
I read on the Cedars-Sinai (as US hospital) website that...
When the heart does not operate as it is supposed to and develops an abnormally slow heart rate that is less than 60 beats per minute, the condition is known as bradycardia.
...and the Mayo Clinic reports....
The hearts of adults at rest usually beat between 60 and 100 times a minute
That surprised me, as my resting heart rate has always (or damn near always) been less than 60. I'm sure I've healthily had it in the late 40s even. Certainly, I've never been concerned with it being in the 50s, and neither has my doctor. Based on what I read, I thought my heart rate dropping into the 30s (when asleep) was dangerous. Seems maybe not so in practice.
It seems there are many here reporting exactly the same thing.
FWIW, I could easily ping my heart rate up towards theoretical max (I never wanted to find out the true max!) And at my peak fitness, it would drop just as quickly. I thought my normal heart rate range (if I can word it like that) was pretty wide; it might be 55 at rest (say) but climb easily to 80 when togging up to go cycling, then rise again to 110ish as I turned the pedals. As I recall, my usual ride average would be around 135 - 140 and peaking maybe 170... 180 if I really went at a climb. None of that seemed out of the ordinary for me.