I just finished my recert for ACLS today (which is waaaay easier than it used to be 10 years or so ago!) and I find it disturbing to think about Bjorn Borg having a RHR of 29. I find it disturbing to think about a RHR below 40. I'm not so sure it is "smart" to want your HR to be terribly low, no matter how wonderfully in shape you are, because then what happens when & if you develop some sort of cardiomyopathy? I am happy that my RHR is about 52, and I'm not going to worry about it if it rises to 72. At least my heart is beating.
I just finished my recert for ACLS today (which is waaaay easier than it used to be 10 years or so ago!) and I find it disturbing to think about Bjorn Borg having a RHR of 29. I find it disturbing to think about a RHR below 40. I'm not so sure it is "smart" to want your HR to be terribly low, no matter how wonderfully in shape you are, because then what happens when & if you develop some sort of cardiomyopathy? I am happy that my RHR is about 52, and I'm not going to worry about it if it rises to 72. At least my heart is beating.
