What's your resting pulse-rate right now?

[scantilyclad]

62

 

[Darjur]

That would be your diastolic pressure, which is the lower pressure. You know, how the heart beats and stuff.

Well, in that case I haven't had my pulse-rate checked in all of my life.

 

[G-Virus]

Not everyone here can be an elite athlete, I highly doubt it. Elite athlete = you playing professionally or running marathons or anything of the such. The best time to get good BP and heart rate ratings are right after you wake up. You can take an average of readings over a week to get a good picture. An easy way to remember the Systolic/Diastolic is S for super (on top) and D for down, or you can just remember the latter.

@Darjur, just look at a watch for 15 seconds while counting how many beats you get at your wrist, then multiply by four or you can just count for the whole minute.

 

[zago]

Mine tends to hover around 80-90bpm at rest, sometimes higher. It's independent of fitness level or weight. It's the same now as when I was a skinny teenager doing 20+ hours of hard exercise a week (not by choice).

Is this true? I am leaning towards it as well. I am 5'10, 140... no fat on my body, and I am in good shape, and mine right now is almost 75 and I haven't lifted a finger yet today, just woke up. I used to be on the water polo and swim team as a kid so I did a ton of exercise every week as well. That, and my metabolism has always been lightening fast. I could (and have) completely gorge myself to the point of being painfully full, multiple times in a short span, and actually lose weight without even trying.

 

[G-Virus]

Is this true? I am leaning towards it as well. I am 5'10, 140... no fat on my body, and I am in good shape, and mine right now is almost 75 and I haven't lifted a finger yet today, just woke up. I used to be on the water polo and swim team as a kid so I did a ton of exercise every week as well. That, and my metabolism has always been lightening fast. I could (and have) completely gorge myself to the point of being painfully full, multiple times in a short span, and actually lose weight without even trying.

As I said earlier, this is quite normal for anyone that is not a complete athlete. Body size is inversly proportional to heart rate as odd as it may sound.

 

[Tigerlily]

mines always high even when I was in my 20's. I don't smoke anymore. I do a lot of cardio mixed with weight training. Yesterday during cycle class it shot up to 187 so I slowed down.

 

[Spartacuss]

60.

 

[Usehername]

That's quite normal for a pulse rate. Also the smaller your body size, the higher your heart rate is on average, so are you smaller than others? I don't mean this in an offensive way, just in a scientific curious way.

I'm taller than average for a female (5'7") but I weighed 116 lbs this morning. Normally I weigh 117. I suppose I am smaller than a lot of females, but I'm not tiny.

 

[G-Virus]

I'm taller than average for a female (5'7") but I weighed 116 lbs this morning. Normally I weigh 117. I suppose I am smaller than a lot of females, but I'm not tiny.

Wow, you need to lose five inches or gain 20lbs (just kidding).

On a side note, I can fluctuate over 3lbs in the course of one day, and we are not talking clothes here.

 

[kiddykat]

My pulse rate's pretty slow- blood pressure is EXTREMELY low to the point where sometimes when I walk, I semi-black out and am that close to fainting.

I think exercise really keeps it low for me. Plus, it's still low whenever I don't. I suppose everyone's body's different. Low is okay I guess!

 

[ThatGirl]

115, thats actually kind of low for me


Always had a high rate, I'm 5'7" and 125.


I may have miscalculated now its 99 I wonder if it is mind over matter. Can you control your heart rate with your brain?

 

[G-Virus]

115, thats actually kind of low for me


Always had a high rate, I'm 5'7" and 125.


I may have miscalculated now its 99 I wonder if it is mind over matter. Can you control your heart rate with your brain?

I am going to take a guess and say that your first measurement was not accurate. 115 is considered tachycardia aka really not good unless you just ran up 6 flights of stairs. Maybe you did some movement or something that jumpstarted your heart rate like standing up. Now if you get a consistent 100+ heart rate while resting, I really suggest you go give your doctor a visit.

A person can slow down their heart rate by taking deep consistent breaths and relaxing. You can drop it lower with meditation, but I don't know how to do that. I have only seen it done by someone.

 

[ThatGirl]

I really don't think it is all of that. Doctors have pointed it out to me and noted it everytime I go in, but I have a healthy low BP and work out. They never saw cause for concern. Some people just opperate differently. I usually run from 90 to 120.


If you are taking your pulse you can notice that it speeds up when you inhale and slows down when you exhale. Kind of trippy.

 

[mlittrell]

My pulse rate's pretty slow- blood pressure is EXTREMELY low to the point where sometimes when I walk, I semi-black out and am that close to fainting.

I think exercise really keeps it low for me. Plus, it's still low whenever I don't. I suppose everyone's body's different. Low is okay I guess!

this happens to me a whole lot lol

 

[millerm277]

My pulse rate's pretty slow- blood pressure is EXTREMELY low to the point where sometimes when I walk, I semi-black out and am that close to fainting.

Yeah, I know that feeling very well. I've actually been told by the doctor to have MORE salt with meals...

 

[kyuuei]

69. I've been at rest for 2 hours, relaxed and playing around online with little physical activity beforehand. Even my blood is immature and giggles at numbers.

 

[Domino]

I'm doctor-mandated to track my bp and heart rate every day. My blood pressure hasn't too bad (normally I'm a lizard... lately it's been around the 110s over 70s. But my heart rate is befuddling my doctors. It's high. My resting rate has gone as low as 85, but it stays in the 90s most of the time, sometimes going up over 100, and when I exercise, my rate doesn't get higher but by a few points, like 103 to start, 105 to end. It goes "back down" to the 90s. I'm not in that bad a shape. It's possibly neurological (given the many troubles I have with neurological issues). Sometimes, when I exercise, my bp doesn't go up either.

Figure that one out.

 

[Jack Flak]

Sometimes, when I exercise, my bp doesn't go up either.

Figure that one out.

Have you checked for leaks?

 

[Domino]

I'm not leaking!!

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

75bpm I am a little anxious, but just sitting around.