Resting Heart Rate: Is it normal

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JohnnyO Aug 2011 6:49pm, 26 Aug 2011 10,233 posts	0 JohnnyO I generally find that turning the alarms off works best.
Wintee Aug 2011 11:16am, 27 Aug 2011 8 posts	0 Wintee Cheers guys. It's good to know I'm not likely to drop any time soon.
Ulric Aug 2011 11:22am, 27 Aug 2011 48 posts	0 Ulric Stumpy, interesting you say that. I had an op last year and had read in some anaesthetists books that they like to intervene with drugs if you go below 40bpm in theatre so I made sure when I saw him pre-op to tell him not do anything of the sort. He said don't worry as they wouldn't do that just on the basis of HR anyway.
RichHL Aug 2011 4:05pm, 27 Aug 2011 1,276 posts	0 RichHL At the other end of the scale my HR reached 198 as I sprinted for the line at this morning's parkrun. Remind me to leave the HR strap off for races and parkruns in future, please.
Mrs mjb Aug 2011 3:22pm, 29 Aug 2011 230 posts	0 Mrs mjb They kept eMJayBee in for observation for 24 hours 12 years ago with his low heart rate - waking pulse of 30!!
Stripes Feb 2012 12:16pm, 7 Feb 2012 103 posts	0 Stripes Hmm, reviving this thread, I've just taken my resting heart rate sitting at my desk and it's 72 bpm. That's much higher than everyone else here, should I worry? I think I'm reasonably fit and my BMI is 23 so I wonder if I just have a naturally high resting heart rate...? (I have also drunk quite a lot of tea this morning.)
JohnnyO Feb 2012 12:21pm, 7 Feb 2012 11,428 posts	0 JohnnyO 72 is perfectly normal.
Stripes Feb 2012 2:05pm, 7 Feb 2012 106 posts	0 Stripes Thanks - everyone else here must just be superfit!
Kieren Feb 2012 11:42pm, 10 Feb 2012 3,347 posts	0 Kieren I think El Bee made a topic on this in the articles section with peoples min & max. Some have quite the range. I'm about 42 RHR at the moment with a max of 212. As others have mentioned, a low heart rate can start alarm bells for medics attending you so it's worth mentioning when you go to the hospital or at the very least keeping your running club membership card in your wallet or purse so at least they know you are an athlete should you get hit by a bus
Kieren Feb 2012 11:44pm, 10 Feb 2012 3,348 posts	0 Kieren Oh & if you measure resting heart rate daily, it will shoot up 8 - 12 beats pm if you are over trained or starting to get sick. In the case of sickness this is often way before you notice any other symptoms - pretty cool & useful if you train hard.