What is your resting heart rate?

Steve G · Post by **Steve G** » April 19th, 2006, 1:28 pm

55 years old
2K 6.55
RHR = 35

Steve

dutchcan · Post by **dutchcan** » April 20th, 2006, 4:46 am

Resting heartrates of 34, 35?

That's incredible. Does anyone else think that's maybe a little too low?

hjs · Post by **hjs** » April 20th, 2006, 5:10 am

dutchcan wrote:Resting heartrates of 34, 35? That's incredible. Does anyone else think that's maybe a little too low?

Not uncommon for a pure endurance athlete but yes it is low. The lowest I have heart of is 27. (cyclist)

Myself yesterday 46 age 39 season best 6.24

calonius · Post by **calonius** » April 20th, 2006, 6:09 am

dutchcan wrote:Resting heartrates of 34, 35? That's incredible. Does anyone else think that's maybe a little too low?

I think so daily and then I jump on my erg

max hr 164, rhr 34

tennstrike · Post by **tennstrike** » April 20th, 2006, 2:25 pm

Age 56
7:22
RHR 68

Steve G · Post by **Steve G** » April 21st, 2006, 2:55 pm

hjs wrote:
dutchcan wrote:Resting heartrates of 34, 35? That's incredible. Does anyone else think that's maybe a little too low?
Not uncommon for a pure endurance athlete but yes it is low. The lowest I have heart of is 27. (cyclist)

Myself yesterday 46 age 39 season best 6.24

25 years of running has moulded my HR I think. I have seen it at 32BPM. The only problem when it is so low, is if it skips a beat it's almost 2 seconds. As long as it doesn't flat line, no problem

. Blood Pressure taken at doctors 5 weeks ago 110/60.
Cheers
Steve
55LW 65Kg

Steve G · Post by **Steve G** » April 21st, 2006, 2:58 pm

calonius wrote:
dutchcan wrote:Resting heartrates of 34, 35? That's incredible. Does anyone else think that's maybe a little too low?
I think so daily and then I jump on my erg
max hr 164, rhr 34

Arno
Reckon we are very similar, think my max is around mid 160s.
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Steve

runr/rowr · Post by **runr/rowr** » April 21st, 2006, 7:06 pm

male, age 49
lw, 130 pounds
resting hr 35
max. hr 181
no.1 sport marathon running
no.2 sport and soon to be supersedeing no.1 ...... rowing
2k 7:58
10k 41:24 which is a personal best today

runr/rowr

Wiecher · Post by **Wiecher** » April 24th, 2006, 4:37 pm

Age 41
This years best 6:27.8
RHR 35 said my cardioloog and he told me I am very healthy. But normally with such RHR the cardioloog wants to check if evrything is okay.
Spite of my low RHR I do not like long distances at all.....my level is going down each meter above 1000m......

gcanyon · Post by **gcanyon** » April 29th, 2006, 3:06 am

42
Male
6'4"
190 lbs.
PB 7:33 <- I think I have better in me, but I don't like 2Ks
RHR 56 <- was 70 five months ago when I started rowing
MaxHR 191 <- measured while on the erg -- surprised me
BP 110/65

johnnybike · Post by **johnnybike** » April 29th, 2006, 3:20 am

49 male RHR 49 7:06

brianric · Post by **brianric** » April 29th, 2006, 4:09 am

Age 56

Don't do 2K or keep track of PBs.

RHR 60

In the 1970ies RHR was 108 to 120.

dutchcan · Post by **dutchcan** » April 29th, 2006, 10:09 am

I'm really impressed with these resting heartrates, as mine currently stands at 68 bpm. I'm a 46 yr old female. I guess I have a way to go ...
I know there is a direct correlation between fitness level and rhr, but is 68 an acceptable number?

Francois · Post by **Francois** » April 29th, 2006, 11:41 am

dutchcan wrote:I'm really impressed with these resting heartrates, as mine currently stands at 68 bpm. I'm a 46 yr old female. I guess I have a way to go ...
I know there is a direct correlation between fitness level and rhr, but is 68 an acceptable number?

For any individual, there is a strong correlation between RHR and aerobic fitness level. On the other hand, there are wide variations between individuals, even among elite athletes, regarding RHR and Max HR. Just to give you an example, my swim coach is a long distance swimmer who holds several WR in her age group, yet her RHR is in the low 60's, but her max HR is above 200 (she is 45 years old). She can also maintain that max HR for the duration of a 1500m swim (about 17:30 in her case!).

Another thing to consider is when do you measure your RHR. Is it at wake up time while still lying in your bed, or is it when your are sitting at your desk? Also, any physical activity one does will affect the RHR for several hours. Coffee, alcohol, smoking, etc. have also an impact on RHR.

dutchcan · Post by **dutchcan** » April 30th, 2006, 2:52 am

Another thing to consider is when do you measure your RHR. Is it at wake up time while still lying in your bed, or is it when your are sitting at your desk? Also, any physical activity one does will affect the RHR for several hours. Coffee, alcohol, smoking, etc. have also an impact on RHR

Francois, considering this, when is the best time to get an accurate RHR reading?