Hi. I have some concerns in regards to my low resting heart beat. Here's some background :
I'm a fairly steady lap swimmer, swimming about 2 km in under 40 mins about 5 times a week. I generally do 1000 m in about 16 mins taking between 100-120 breaths and the rest is at not much of a faster pace. I usually finish up with 35 or m on one breath.
I have just had a heart monitor strapped to me for 24 hours and it came back with a dozen or so minutes where my pulse was sub- 40 with the lowest being 34. My doctor is concerned and thinks I should see a cardiologist.
I was wondering if anybody else out there has a similiar heart rate with similiar swimming amounts.
Many thanks
Eoin
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Eoin,
You mentioned that you had the HR monitor on for 24 hours. Can you recall what you were doing when you were sub-40s? Perhaps was it while you were sleeping?
Hi All,
Thanks for all your replies. I'm in the UK, so seeing the cardiologist is free but won't happen for a month or so.
My 34 bpm was when I was asleep, but the other 10 or so where with me sitting around taking it easy (I took the day off).
I think the recommendation to see how I recover is a good one, many thanks.
Others mentioned top level athletes, but as I only do less than an hour's cardio a day I don't think I'm near their levels. I'm fairly sure they trained a lot more than I do.
FindingMyInnerFish and swim4me both mentioned having a low heart rate. Do ye train as little as I do?
I'm fairly sure I'm fine, but as I had a few symptoms my doctor recommended I take it easy for a while, so I haven't been in the water for 2 whole weeks! If anybody could point me towards any studies they are aware of that might help.
Again, many thanks for your time and knowledge.
Eoin
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Eoin,
You mentioned that you had the HR monitor on for 24 hours. Can you recall what you were doing when you were sub-40s? Perhaps was it while you were sleeping?
Hi All,
Thanks for all your replies. I'm in the UK, so seeing the cardiologist is free but won't happen for a month or so.
My 34 bpm was when I was asleep, but the other 10 or so where with me sitting around taking it easy (I took the day off).
I think the recommendation to see how I recover is a good one, many thanks.
Others mentioned top level athletes, but as I only do less than an hour's cardio a day I don't think I'm near their levels. I'm fairly sure they trained a lot more than I do.
FindingMyInnerFish and swim4me both mentioned having a low heart rate. Do ye train as little as I do?
I'm fairly sure I'm fine, but as I had a few symptoms my doctor recommended I take it easy for a while, so I haven't been in the water for 2 whole weeks! If anybody could point me towards any studies they are aware of that might help.
Again, many thanks for your time and knowledge.
Eoin
