Currently lying in bed its showing as 50, although when asleep it regularly drops to low 40s.
I'm 44, reasonably fit through cycling but don't have a long history of endurance sport or anything like that. But this seems very low to me, especially at night.
What is yours?
Mid 50's normally.
I do a bit of running and some open water swimming and occasionally biking.
I wouldn't count myself as an athlete at all.
Regularly around the mid 40's when resting, never measured while I was asleep. Currently struggling to get below 53 while rested but then I've got a lot of stress going on right now so not unexpected. I've got an arrhythmic heartbeat below about 100bpm though so my figures always look low below that, every 8th heartbeat is missed. Basically I'm lumpy on idle but get going when under a bit of load!
Low 50’s.
Low 40’s isn’t silly low if you’re well trained.
About 38. But I'm on a tiny dose of beta blocker and I had an upgrade fitted about a year ago which has massively improved my heart efficiency.
Sometimes drops to low/mid 30s. Cardiologist says its fine. He looks after pro athletes and says they'll be in the low 30s sitting around chatting.
Before the upgrade/drugs, it was 45-48.
Been mid to upper 40s for a long time, I think it's around 52-54 ATM. I've seen it as low as 36 - that was when I was young and happened to be at 5500m altitude!
Prior to my hip replacement I had an ECG - the machine started bleeping an alarm, apparently my HR was so low it thought I was dead! My HR was 48bpm on the way into the operating theatre and the anaesthetist specifically mentioned it to the team that it was normal for me.
So long as it isn't 200bpm or zero (Vulcan's excepted) then I wouldn't worry about it.
Mid 50’s, dropped a bit to low 50’s when I was furloughed and running/riding every day.
anything over 60 is a good indication I’m ill or about to be.
42-46 ish..
looking at my watch, it drops to 36 in the night...
Fairly healthy I guess.
DrP
Low-to-mid 50s.
Always higher the day after drinkies.
In my late 40s.
OP - Surely you'd expect your heart rate to be lower when you're asleep? I believe HRs in the 40s are normal while akip.
Floats around the 48-50 point most nights at present.
Was more low 40s at the end of last year/start of this year. Have let myself go big time. HR through the roof when exercising now.
Sits around 60 during the day when not exerting myself or stressed which is becoming a regular occurrence lately.
Mines around 70 but my fitness has been battered this year and stress is also a major factor in my life at the moment.
52-53 normally, when I’m on earlies it goes up to around 58 (maybe linked to lack of sleep?)
Still about 10 BPM higher than it was since I had Covid 6 weeks ago.
Low fifties, sometimes drops to the high forties if I've had a good year of fitness.
Garmin says 48, but that averages out sitting and sleeping, around 45 while sleeping in reality.
Big days exercise affects it, obviously, and alcohol used to as well, but don't do that any more.
Can't really be used as a sign of fitness, I've a mate who wins road races in Belgium that's resting hr is higher than mine. IIRC it's the speed at which you return to resting hr after activity that's more of an indicator?.
Low 50s most of the time, although I have noticed that any movement causes it to go to high 70’s straight away. in bed often see mid 40s
50-52 whilst sitting down and calm is what I take as resting HR, probably good for a 70 year old. I'm happy that I still have a working heart range of 136 at my age.
Garmin tells me it is around 57.
41 according to my health band. It’s been like that for years.
On a side note - I'm curious how other Fitbit users have had their cardiovascular fitness rated by the app?
It said I'm "excellent" and put my little arrow right near the good end of the spectrum, which I'm pleased but slightly surprised about.
Though I suppose it's rating my CV activity independently of my pies-and-beer related activity.
Yeah my Garmin gives me a “Vo2 Max” of 46 and calls it excellent...it’s more than likely utter nonsense, but it makes me feel better about eating a 2nd biscuit
45 during day and 41 during night, but Covid has increased +10 for a three weeks. On the mend now.
Only two biccies?
Go on, it is Christmas.
Bang on 42 every day. 51 years old.
Coz I is an ebiker I reckon 🙂
Yes my Polar puts me in Elite range for my age on Vo2max. My bike tells me a different story.
44yr old. Moderately fit I guess. Resting average according to Garmin watch is 42. It’s always been that way. I’ve put it down to lots of cycling as a kid. Can dip in to the 30’s during sleep. Max out at 178 on the bike
My Vo2 Max is reported as 46 and "Superior" but that's because I'm in the top 5% for my age group. It seems I have the heart and lungs of a 20 year old 😂
Mid 40s, just turned 40.
A few years back I wore my HR monitor all night and the fluctuations were interesting, it spiked at 120 at one point
60 at the moment sat at my desk.
Since I've had my mechanical valve (2 years) I can hear and feel every beat so I'm always aware of what my heart rate is. No need for fancy Garmin gadgets for me.
Miguel Indurain that Spanish fairly fit TdF winner had a resting pulse 28 and his lung capacity was a good bit more than most of us
52-53 currently, but i did just have a coffee and finished a Zwift ride an hour ago.
Jesus - mid 60s here and have been so for as long as I can remember! I can get below 60, but I really have to concentrate to do it - which seems somehow wrong..
Don’t worry, it’s individual.
Although I can’t find a pulse at all right now, which might be a bad sign.
I'm 54 and my RHR is usually around 60. I measure mine using a stopwatch. Looking on the BHF website, "normal" is between 60 and 100. Seems to be a lot of pretty fit people on here.
OK I'll buck the trend its 90 sat still, I can feel it thumping away every so often back from a bike ride the other week and it was 147 5 minutes after I got home!
Went for my yearly Doc's review in November and BP was 138/74 but pulse was 95!
Since being ill in late Feb I have found it makes my whole body shake sometimes when tryng to stand still and my balance has got worse.
Only thing I can think is whatever I had in Feb has caused it?
35 yrs old, one of the rare stw women, RHR mid 50s, though on a v low dose beta blocker. Was low 60s before that though I’m actually probably fitter. Can max out at 195+ without the BB though!!
The lung capacity point above it interesting. We’ve been checking our peak flow post COVID, and mine is 50% above the normal curve for my age and height!! I’m really not that fit.
Resting at 46 after two filter coffees a year or two back when I volunteered in an experiment. But my max hr is only low 170s at 38 years old.
The lung capacity point above it interesting. We’ve been checking our peak flow post COVID, and mine is 50% above the normal curve for my age and height!! I’m really not that fit.
My VO2 max* dropped to 36 earlier in the year when I suspect I had Covid.
*as reported by my Garmin.
I'm 39 and I think fit ish, ride pretty much every day. My 3 week old Garmin watch tells me I have a 7 day average of 58bpm.
It varies quite a bit but averages 52 when I'm asleep (according to my Polar). Lowest is normally 45-47 just before dawn. 50 year old.
47 yo. Right now sat at my desk I'm hitting 61, having just finished a late lunch.
Once Ive digested it will drop to low 50's, maybe high 40s and stay there unless I move about.
Garmin shows it sitting in low 40s when sleeping, occasionally bouncing into high 30s.
Sounds like the 60 - 100 normal range isn't particularly relevant to anyone semi fit then, unless the only folks posting on here have abnormally low rhr.
64 yo - mid 50s for RHR but my max HR is 203 - has always been above 200, at least for last past 30yrs since started using a HRM. Would say I was fit for my age, exercise 6 days a week on bike or turbo.
42 resting my Garmin says. Doc has always said the cycling does it, and a good thing? Take pills for BP though, but that runs in the family.
AF, so can’t get a reading. Between 50 and 120 most of the time.
I can’t wave that appendage no more.
Remember taking our pulse at school, everyone got readings of about 40-50, this big, properly fit kid’s was 28, teacher was quite concerned!
