Okay, okay, I'm tired of arguing weight with Aquageek and company...and Centaur brought up a very neat idea.
So answer me this, if you're so inclined to: What's your resting heartrate? There are a few who say theirs is below 55, and some who say it's right around 60.
To try and get a slightly less askew measurement, try taking it while you're sitting right here, reading this. Hopefully, you're on the computer during the day, either at work (shame on you for being on the boards at work!) or at home (I won't question that), or somewhere, and you sit down for a few minutes at least. Take your heartrate, and answer the poll, and we'll see what we come up with.
I'd start by telling you mine, but I had an asthma attack this morning, and as a result, my resting heart rate is higher, around 68 bpm's. Typically, it's 54. Stupid asthma. Makes me feel like I've been hit by a truck. :(
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Originally posted by centaur532
Agreed...I have to say, I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the mid 30s comment. The lowest heart rate ever recorded in a human being was 32 bpm. We call that bradycardia.
I have been thinking a lot about heart rates so when I saw this new thread, I had to chime in. I recently started using a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. My RHR on waking up is on average 40-42. The other day, I woke up, put the Polar thing on as slowly as possible so I would not increase the HR too much. Then, I lay in bed for a few minutes to "rest" and my RHR dropped to 38. A few days later I showed my wife because she was surprised at how low it was. Once again, the monitor recorded 38. In the middle of the day sitting at my desk, my RHR is in the mid-50s. I am in good shape but not great shape. I could lose 20 lbs and should definitely workout more and skip a glass of wine/beer every now and then. But this leads me to believe that RHR may depend on a lot of factors that I have never considered.
BTW, I read once that the Tour De France riders have RHRs in the upper 20s. It sounds incredible but given their training regimens, is it impossible??
Originally posted by centaur532
Agreed...I have to say, I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the mid 30s comment. The lowest heart rate ever recorded in a human being was 32 bpm. We call that bradycardia.
I have been thinking a lot about heart rates so when I saw this new thread, I had to chime in. I recently started using a Polar Heart Rate Monitor. My RHR on waking up is on average 40-42. The other day, I woke up, put the Polar thing on as slowly as possible so I would not increase the HR too much. Then, I lay in bed for a few minutes to "rest" and my RHR dropped to 38. A few days later I showed my wife because she was surprised at how low it was. Once again, the monitor recorded 38. In the middle of the day sitting at my desk, my RHR is in the mid-50s. I am in good shape but not great shape. I could lose 20 lbs and should definitely workout more and skip a glass of wine/beer every now and then. But this leads me to believe that RHR may depend on a lot of factors that I have never considered.
BTW, I read once that the Tour De France riders have RHRs in the upper 20s. It sounds incredible but given their training regimens, is it impossible??
