This is just a quick post on Resting Heart Rate The normal range is about 60-90 BPM although this can be extended a little. Very athletic people or people who train a lot will probably be below 60...personally mine is usually around 49-56 BPM. I run a lot and cover long distance when I do.
Heart rate under 60BPM is defined as bradycardia. This can be a problem but usually its a result of hypertrophy of the heart muscle which means it is much more efficent so needs to pump less often. It's in this instance called Athletic heart syndrome/athlete's heart or athletic bradycardia. Generally speaking, this has no negative effects on the body. It typically happens in people who do cardiovascular training for around an hour most days of the week on a long term scale.
If your heart rate is lower than 60 BPM and can't see a reason why it may be worth taking a quick trip to the docs. If your RHR is more than 90 BPM its worth looking at why.
There are reasons its slightly elevated:
You might be anxious at the time of taking the reading - also called white coat syndrome - it often affects blood pressure readings too.
However, if you don't engage in much physical activity you probably will have a higher resting Heart Rate too.
Remember, if you are concerned SEE YOUR DOCTOR - but it's probably nothing, there is natural variation and in my previous post you can see other factors that affect your resting heart rate
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