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 Fred Johnson
Not that I am so lazy I can't reach for the dictionary, but what is brachycardia? Saw the term and wondered.
Brachycardia- a heart rate slower than 60 bpm. Obviously, this is not unhealthy until you start hitting low numbers (and you're not an athlete).
Tachycardia- a heart rate 100 bpm or more. This tends to happen with albuterol, I'm sure many asthmatics on the board would tend to agree.
Originally posted by Fred Johnson
Not that I am so lazy I can't reach for the dictionary, but what is brachycardia? Saw the term and wondered.
Brachycardia- a heart rate slower than 60 bpm. Obviously, this is not unhealthy until you start hitting low numbers (and you're not an athlete).
Tachycardia- a heart rate 100 bpm or more. This tends to happen with albuterol, I'm sure many asthmatics on the board would tend to agree.
