Resting Heart Rate

[cougie uk]

Rhr of 41 over the last year. Been cycling for over 40 years now and running for 20.

Getting on a bit now so should have a check up I guess.

 

[cougie uk]

I seem to recall on R4 the other week a mention that smart watches/fitness trackers aren't very accurate regarding heart rates.

I've been using HRMs for 30 years or so now. Always use a hrm chest band for cycling but the watch seems accurate for running and every day use. Does depend on a few things though. Skin colour and hair and tattoos can block it.

 

[Cycleops]

Some have the heart of a hamster, whilst others have the heart of a blue whale.

Minnie the Moocher did actually have the heart of a whale, while Richard Hammond may have the heart of a hamster.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Currently hitting 51 hr at rest , according to my Garmin. When I was a nipper my resting heart rate was very very low , low 30s . In fact I remember having a health assessment and the nurse was toiling to find a pulse . Got a funny look and then asked if I played sports etc . Anyway age catches up with you and I’m now in the 50s ! Still lower than everyone else in my house hold mind !

On the other hand apparently my blood pressure is a tad on the high side . Not been checked by doc though , just the monitor we have at home .

 

[Cycleops]

Might be as well to get checked out by the quack @MrGrumpy

 

[ColinJ]

On the other hand apparently my blood pressure is a tad on the high side . Not been checked by doc though , just the monitor we have at home .

Make sure that you are relaxed, and breathe deeply...

I had a health check last week. The nurse took my blood pressure - systolic was 142! She said that we should both be silent, and that I should take slow deep breaths. She took another reading one minute later - 120!

 

[MontyVeda]

I've been using HRMs for 30 years or so now. Always use a hrm chest band for cycling but the watch seems accurate for running and every day use. Does depend on a few things though. Skin colour and hair and tattoos can block it.

it was an episode of Sliced Bread on R4 which I slightly misquoted; of the five watches they tried, two (one cheap, one expensive) were giving resting heart rate figures around double what they should be (compared to the 'approved' chest band he also wore) whilst the other three were all accurate enough.

 

[wafter]

For the sake of completeness I hammered myself last night up a slight grad / into a stiff headwind to achieve a reading of 95% max HR, which I think works out to about 185bpm.

I think this should be fairly accurate as I don't think I could have gone any harder and was ruined afterwards.. will reset the max on my device accordingly

 

[figbat]

For the sake of completeness I hammered myself last night up a slight grad / into a stiff headwind to achieve a reading of 95% max HR, which I think works out to about 185bpm.

I think this should be fairly accurate as I don't think I could have gone any harder and was ruined afterwards.. will reset the max on my device accordingly

185 @ 95%?! I don’t remember the last time I topped 170!

 

[presta]

I don’t remember the last time I topped 170!

I do, it was 6/4/2009, when I was 220-170 years old.

 

[Gwylan]

My day today.
What happens to me during the night?

The techie guys doing the annual stress test always called a supervisor. The supervisor alerted the specialist and then nothing happened.
I've never felt discomfort or pain, rapid change of attitude, altitude or location can make me light headed

0700 about when I take my medication. This trace from 0800 includes the early morning cycle.

 

[Fastpedaller]

When I was 34 and pretty fit (doing 12 Hr time trials) I bashed the back of my head under a car and detached my retinas (it took 2 weeks before showing up!) At Hospital they said They'd have to operate that afternoon - It was so urgent they postponed another patient's planned operation until the next day. They did pre-op tests b.p etc. The doc said "Have you had an operation or been in Hospital before" I replied "no" He looked puzzled and said "Aren't you concerned at all?" MY reply "I'm bloody terrified!" His response "But your heart rate is only 62" My response "It's normally about 42". I then explained my cycling. "I'll make suitable notes to that effect," he said. They operated on my other eye the day after and I was unable to walk for 2 days (anasthetic/blood ratio?). I couldn't wear glasses or see anything clearly for 3 months . Thanks to the NHS and magnificent surgeons with very big magnifying glasses and small scalpels I am now able to see perfectly with glasses. A very humbling experience and an example of how things can so easily change in a second.
Back to topic, my resting rate is 55-60 (but I'm not very fit atm and 65 y.o.)

 

[CXRAndy]

My resting HR overnight is 36bpm. My peak HR is 184bpm

I also record HR variability anything in the 60s is good indication I got a good nights sleep.

If my RHR is over 38bpm again it indicates I've had a poor quality sleep or are becoming unwell/fatigued

 

[wafter]

185 @ 95%?! I don’t remember the last time I topped 170!

Nooo!

Current max is set at 195bpm (which was legit, many moons ago) - best I could manage with this ceiling was 95% of max; suggesting that actual max is about 185bpm

 

[cougie uk]

it was an episode of Sliced Bread on R4 which I slightly misquoted; of the five watches they tried, two (one cheap, one expensive) were giving resting heart rate figures around double what they should be (compared to the 'approved' chest band he also wore) whilst the other three were all accurate enough.

Oh that's interesting. I'm sure my Garmin has my RHR correct cos I can take a pulse.