Resting heart rate

[Thomk]

What is yours? Mine was about 70 before I started cycling last year and is now about 50.

 

[Sittingduck]

It's been getting lower in the past few months. Never taken it as soon as I have woken up but when sitting on the sofa for a while and not moving my arms much, I have seen it at about 47. If I am moving a little bit it quickly jumps up to about 63 though.

 

[col]

Best Iv had was 44 a few years ago, about 70 now, nowhere near as active.

 

[david k]

mines all over the place being hypothyroid, not sure i can use it as a measure of fitness

 

[HLaB]

No idea what mine is but I've had the HRM on a bit in the last couple of days and my sitting about HR is 67bpm.

 

[rualexander]

Lying in bed or sitting doing nothing mine is about 48.

 

[MrB1obby]

When I used to be 'fit', it was between 45 and 50, now it's about 60 give or take a bit.

 

[TheSandwichMonster]

Mine seems to stay more or less 60bpm... Guess I'm not getting any fitter!

 

[Hacienda71]

Fitness is as much about how long it takes for your heart rate to recover after exercise as well as the resting rate...........

 

[Edwards80]

Resting rate was 74 in November - now 60 after riding 100miles a week. Doctor pointed out that I had a high heart rate when I did my motor racing medical a few years ago. Nice to see I'm at the bottom of the "Normal" range now

 

[fossyant]

What Hacienda says. Really worth watching your HR recover after an effort - e.g. clibing a hill to a junction, lights on red - how quick does the heart rate come down ?

Mine is about 50 ish - It was 55 when having blood pressure taken ready for steroid injections, so that ain't bad under 'stress'.

It was 32 on the operating table when I had my shoulder done - took a good note of the readings afterwards - 32 for ages and ages, then went to 44, and eventually back to normal as I came round.

 

[MattHB]

49 for me, but I think I have a naturally low rate. I don't think resting heart rate has much to do with fitness. As fossy says, it's recovery that's important

 

[Andrew_P]

Mine hovers around 45-52 depending what I have done or how long sitting on my 'arris.

My HRR rate is sort of, I say sort of because standing over a bike waiting at a set of lights ready for a Grand Prix start is not exactly fully resting...

One minute drop 35 bpm two minutes 71 bpm which I think ok, not super fit but a lot better than it was 12 months ago!

Of course this includes the wind down\wind up pedaling as Traffic Lights don't normally hold me for two minutes! I think in a Hospital stress test they make you sit to measure the HRR straight after 80-85% of predicted max.

 

[heliphil]

mine dips into the 30's on occasions, but i do train a lot - again its how quick you recover, the resting heart rate is just a quirk of how you are made !!!!! ( to some extent)

 

[Trevrev]

Last time i checked mine about 6 months ago my resting heart rate was 39/40.
But i'm always running/ pressups/ badminton...........Oh! I cycle alot too.
Saying that, even when walking about doing everyday stuff its always quite low.