What is your resting heart rate?

[hoopdriver]

Back when I were a lad and doing a lot of distance running - marathon times of about 2:30 - I had my resting pulse down in the upper 30s. I paid more attention to such things then. Nowadays my resting pulse - just pottering around - is probably in the low 50s. Don’t know for sure. It is pretty slow. It is less than my age, which is a good thing, I guess.

 

[cosmicbike]

Back in 2013 as a 20+ a day smoker with an exercise regime of 1 sit up a day (normally in the morning...), and walking up the stairs as nature called, resting HR was 81 - 88. Now, as a 0 a day ex-smoker (who misses it most days), who does 150 miles or so a week, 53 - 58.

 

[Roadhump]

I'm getting worried, I thought my resting HR was good for my age (almost 58) at around 60, but reading some of the low ones here, it makes me think I must be really unfit. I suppose age has something to do with it, but probably so does carrying excess weight due to being a bit of a glutton for things like beer and chip butties made with tiger bread, real butter and chippy chips.......this could be the start of a health kick....more miles on the bike, less beer and better food.

 

[Roadhump]

Usually 55 - 60 bpm
BP was 120/60 last time it was measured.
Reasonable for a 65 yr old.

Very good for a 65 year old I would think

 

[Dirk]

Mine is normally around 55 - 56 bmp.
BP around 120/70.
I'm 64 this year.

 

[buzzy-beans]

I am 69 today and my normal resting heart rate is 52 to 58, but even now, if I sit or lie down in a totally quiet area with absolutely no noise and I concentrate on slowing down my body I can still reduce my rate down to 28 to 30. I was taught how to do this in my swimming and cycling competition days way back in the 1960's.

 

[Vantage]

76bpm.

Used to be around 60bpm....many years ago.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Age 66 and mines usually between 50 and 55, before I had my heart problems it was a touch lower but not much.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

I can honestly say that now in my 50's my heart has never been so healthy and it's all down to falling in love with cycling 9 years ago.

I love seeing just how quickly my HR drops after puffing up over a hill. Just hope the rest of my chassis holds up.

 

[Salar]

beer and chip butties

Doesn't the bread get soggy?

 

[Bazzer]

Three years ago, with a 24 hour BP monitor it was 60. Occasional finger on the pulse checks first thing in the morning suggest it still is. I'm 63.

 

[HLaB]

I think my sleeping HR is a min of 35 and my awake resting HR is 35-45bpm.

 

[Milkfloat]

I'm getting worried, I thought my resting HR was good for my age (almost 58) at around 60, but reading some of the low ones here, it makes me think I must be really unfit. I suppose age has something to do with it, but probably so does carrying excess weight due to being a bit of a glutton for things like beer and chip butties made with tiger bread, real butter and chippy chips.......this could be the start of a health kick....more miles on the bike, less beer and better food.

I would not worry - on a good day mine is 38, but normally about 42. I am 42 and although pretty fit, I am no elite athlete. I think that some people just are naturally low. I make a point to tell the medical staff after coming around after a general anesthetic surrounded by very worried medics who though there was something seriously wrong with me.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I would not worry - on a good day mine is 38, but normally about 42. I am 42 and although pretty fit, I am no elite athlete. I think that some people just are naturally low. I make a point to tell the medical staff after coming around after a general anesthetic surrounded by very worried medics who though there was something seriously wrong with me.

I remember a few years ago a mate of mine fell and broke his hip, they rushed him into A & E and hooked him up to a machine, within 30 seconds all the alarms were going off, he has a similar heart rate to you.

 

[swee'pea99]

I don't appear to have a pulse - should I be concerned?