Find out what normal resting and maximum heart rates are for your age and how exercise intensity and other factors affect heart rate. When you work out, are you doing too much or not enough?
For most of us adults , between 60 and beats per minute bpm is normal. An athlete or more active person may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute.
When it comes to resting heart rate, lower is better. Studies have found that a higher resting heart rate is linked with lower physical fitness and higher blood pressure and body weight. This table shows target heart rate zones for different ages.
Your maximum heart rate is about minus your age. In the age category closest to yours, read across to find your target heart rates. As a service to our readers, Harvard Health Publishing provides access to our library of archived content.
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Any comment Sir? I would recommend continued close follow-up with your endocrinologist. There is variability with a normal resting heart rate, but it normally falls between beats per minute, your heart rate falls just outside of the normal upper range.
I would continue to monitor your heart rate before you sleep and when you wake up, and monitor for any potential heart symptoms throughout the day. I would also recommend an exercise program to improve your cardiovascular fitness and a dietary program to achieve your estimated ideal body weight or a BMI between , if that applies to you. If you have any symptoms or exercise intolerance, then it may be a good idea to be evaluated by a physician.
And also once while resting I felt my heart beat harder in my chest, then out of nowhere it started speeding up from to to all while still lying down, this occurred along with pins and needles in hands and feet. To answer your first question, yes, that can be normal.
It is normal to have that kind of heart rate variability during the day, even with excellent physical conditioning. With regards to your second question, it is difficult to say what was going on during your tachycardia episode. It sounds like an episode of a supraventricular tachycardia SVT , but could be a number of different things. If the tachycardia episodes increase in frequency or duration, then an evaluation by a physician could be considered.
SVTs are not life-threatening and there are very good treatment options, most of the options are curative, for patients who are symptomatic with their SVT. His resting heart beat is usually around 60 bpm. His problem is having extreme fatigue with no obvious reason all of a sudden during the day. When it happens he has to sleep. I checked his heartbeat when he is having one of those moment.
It was 42 bpm. As I said he is not doing any exercise, not at all. But I wonder why his heartbeat is all of a sudden becomes 42 when he is having extreme low energy. I am not sure if he is having low energy because of low heartbeat or heart beat is going down because of the fatigue. I guess my question is does low heartbeat indicate that there is something wrong in heart? It can be normal to have a heart rate of 40 bpm during sleep, however, in most cases, it is abnormal to have a heart rate of 40 bpm during the day with activity.
My guess is that the low heart rate is causing him to feel tired and fatigued. I think it would be worthwhile to schedule an appointment with a physician for an evaluation history and physical, ECG, basic laboratory work, thyroid function tests, etc. These tests would provide more information about his daily heart rate and rhythm, chronotropic competence i. All of this information would hopefully shed some light on these symptomatic bradycardia episodes.
No, your heart rate is not too low. It sounds like your heart rate has dropped due to your increased physical conditioning, and probably losing some body weight as well.
A low heart rate will be of concern only if you are having symptoms e. If you feel fine, then your reduced heart rate is likely due to the positive and beneficial neurohormonal changes from your exercise routine. What is the difference between the minimum heart rate and the average resting heart rate?
I have a wrist exercise band with a HR monitor. It tells me that my minimum heart rate is between 38 — 53 and my average resting HR is I am 48 year old male, cm, 60 kgs. I am not sure how your wrist exercise band determines your heart rate parameters. Your minimum heart rate is the lowest rate single number of your heart beat and your average heart rate is the average single number of your heart beat, not sure why you have a range for each one.
Having a range of heart rates seems to be confusing. I am 35 years old suffering from anxity and hypertension. Currently I am under medication. I have habit checking heart rate through my mobile app. Most of the time it would be between 60 to I do brick walk for 45 minutes and 5 days in a week for past 3 months. Now I observed some time during night before sleep and morning just after sleep my heart rate falling between 53 to Yes, it is normal for your heart rate to fall at night while you sleep and still remain low until you wake up.
Your heart rate will then increase during the day and with activity. This would be considered normal heart rate variability, which can also be somewhat exaggerated in young people less than 40 years of age.
I had a mild heart attack last yr. In your case, a low heart rate would be concerning if it is causing symptoms. Otherwise, low heart rates can be well tolerated. Sometimes heart rate machines will report a low heart rate, but it is actually not low, one cause could be frequent PVCs.
I would suggest monitoring your heart rate manually, and recording it periodically throughout the day, this information will be helpful for your physician. One issue I have had is when my heart or whatever is the problem feels in a strange mood, it takes me a very long term to get my heart rate down if I have been walking or exercising. It was between 95 and when I was in bed all that time.
Yet when I went ten pin bowling on 7th November it was 69 five minutes after I had finished. I was walking on Tuesday and it was normal, on Wednesday it was and took an hour and a half to return to normal levels.
My heart rate has been unstable since early October with palpitations on and off, dizzy spells on and off, flutters in the chest on and off, a wobbly heart rate, an erratic and unpredictable heart rate.
I am fine some days and others I am not. I get sharp stabbing pains in the center of my chest, my heart area and a warm burning feel in the center of my chest. I have gone over bpm since 19th October on 26th October with and , on 12th November with , and , on 30th November with and 3rd December with Thank you very much for sharing your current health concerns.
I would recommend discussing your symptom and heart rate logs with your physician. Further investigation and data gathering may be required. Hi I am Narendra a nd my age is In resting position at night my pulse rate is 77 rpm and during day time working time my pulse rate becomes Yes, that can be normal heart rate variability.
However, if you have a sedentary job, a heart rate of while working is a little higher than would be expected. If you have a mild-to-moderately active job, then a heart rate of while working would be somewhat expected. It all depends upon how much activity you are experiencing throughout you work day. I am 38 years old, general good health but a bit out of shape and overweight working on it! Yes, this is very normal for someone your age and can be somewhat exaggerated in someone with anemia.
Your heart rate recovery i. I am a 57 year old male with a rhr in the 50 to 60 range I am trying to train for a half marathon. In the past when my hr got above I would slow down During my last half my hr got up to to and I slowed down to avoid any problems. The calculation formula gave me a value of which seems good. What is the problem with going up to to during a race?
The age-predicted maximal heart rate would be bpm and for a year-old person, I would recommend not going above bpm during your exercise sessions. A heart rate of for a year-old is very fast and unlikely to be driven by the sinus node, was this detected manually or with a heart rate monitor? I would recommend checking your pulse manually because heart rate monitors can sometimes be erroneous. The max calculations for someone my age really scare me.
I do suck a lot of air near the end but no leg cramps or dizzy effects have been running this four times a year and usually run 2. Do not want to damage heart tissue but really enjoy this test? The first question would be how are you measuring your heart rate? Heart rate monitors are notoriously inaccurate, you would have to double check your heart rate measurements manually over a minute to get a true reading. But yes, a heart rate of bpm is higher than your predicted maximal heart rate of bpm, which is why I am skeptical of the measurement.
This is a safe zone for high-intensity exercise given your age. Congratulations for your exercise accomplishments! I am a 29 year old, inactive, female. My resting heart rate has been average of 58, dipping as low as 52, the past week. When I stand up and walk quickly, my heart rate jumps to Do you think this is cause for concern?
Some research has led me to believe a possibility of hypothyroidism- thoughts? Your heart rates at rest and with exertion can be normal. It is normal to have an increase in heart rate when standing, and moving around will certainly do it as well. I would not be overly concerned about hypothyroidism, unless you are having additional symptoms suggestive of hypothyroidism. However, hypothyroidism is very easy to test for and would discuss with your physician.
First of all thank you for answering so many questions, i am 34, male, 68 kgs. Lately, i have been feeling dizzy sometimes with my resting heart rate between bpm while i am sitting and working on my laptop.
When i wake up from sleep it is around bpm. I have started jogging everyday since past few days, however i have a constant feeling that something is wrong with my heart, what is the reason that i am having this feeling, is it because of the dizziness?
I am not sure, those types of feelings are very non-specific so it is difficult to say for sure what could be going on. If it continues, then you can discuss your symptoms with your physician. I am also taking 40mg propanalol a day for anxiety. I have notice over the past few days that whilst resting, my heart rate occasionally dips between usually around 56 is this normal?
Should I consider not taking the propanalol?! Hello ,sorry to bother. Yes, overweight but working on that. But when active and moving around is within the normal range and sometimes above when very active. I do not workout nor am I an athlete. Sometimes very randomly I will have a heart palpitation. Not everyday or even every other day , just randomly. I do sometimes feel tired, weak and SOB. I do have an apt with a cardiologist but was just wondering your thoughts?
Yes, having sinus bradycardia i. It sounds like with mild activity your heart rate increases appropriately, an appropriate moderate exercise heart rate for you would be in the bpm range. Based on the information you have provided, an ECG would be appropriate as an initial starting point. Hello doc, I came up on this and I think the advice is really good.. I am 42 and I always notice that I have a heart rate of 53 to 55bpm…recently I changed dr and my ekg shows the same thing.
He had me wore a monitor over night but they called and said everything looks fine…I have 2 questions is there a monitor you wd recommend that I cd use to track my hr when sleeping and what shd be my target hr when I am exercising…thanks for the free tips…great job. There are lots of heart rate trackers out there.
Fitbit has a good selection, and of course, the Apple Watch is very versatile. Your target exercise heart rate should be in the bpm range.
Taking medication for high bp. Age is 23 I am working professional. I want to enjoy my life sir. I am doing yoga and jogging on a regular basis. My resting heart rate is around at night and during day time. My height is cm and weight is 72kg My heart recovery rate is around 35 bpm after 2 min of exercise.
Please suggest so that i have a bright and healthy future. I would not worry at this point in time. It may remain that way for the rest of your life, or in some cases, it progresses. You will need follow-up with a cardiologist every years, and your follow-up may become more frequent if the MR eventually worsens.
Doctor, I have been feeling bad most of the time. My pulse is , my hand are sweaty plus I can hear my pulse in my head. I have been to the ER and they say that I am fine according to lab work. My primary doctor agrees with the ER. But I feel awful, scared and very concerned.
What do you advise Sir? A resting heart rate of bpm is definitely not normal. In either case, a proper work-up and evaluation are very reasonable. If you can speak with your current physician or seek a second opinion. Im a 29 YO male that weighs Its started with the birth of our 1st child in January! I had several panic attacks and ended up in the ER on my birthday weekend, everything was fine on their machines, again just anxiety. It is extremely rare at this point…But now there are days where I get a little dizzy and light headed.
Sometimes with the dizzy spells, I feel hot. According to my Fitbit, my resting heart beat is anywhere from While working behind my desk as I type this my heart rate is If I walk to get some water or go to the bathroom it will rise to ish. My Holter did show like superventricular events, no pauses greater than 1 second, etc.
I guess these results were ok and normal. But more so now is the dizzy and lightheadedness feeling. Now that your palpitations are better, it is tough to provide an etiology for the dizziness and lightheadedness. My best guess is that it could be due to a new medication that you were recently started on. I would speak with your physician and start there first.
Could it still be the meds? No, PACs are nothing to worry about. PACs can give you the feeling of palpitations, or skipped beats, but they are benign.
It could still be the medications causing your dizziness. Now that your palpitations are better, maybe you could decrease or stop your anxiety medications? All of this would definitely be something to discuss with your PCP. Your PCP will likely ask what your heart rate and blood pressure are during your dizziness and lightheadedness episodes, so I would have that information with you at your clinic visit.
Doc my blood pressure is sometimes is 90 over 60 and heart rate is in 40 s look weak out of my eyes can this be fixed with meds or does it have to be a pacemaker I am 56 yr old male got a little bit of heart faluire can still run a mile with np. Both your blood pressure and heart rate are a little low, but that can be normal for some people. If you are feeling weak, then it may be reasonable to reduce your blood pressure medications if you are on any to achieve a systolic blood pressure of mm Hg.
With regards to your low heart rate, a hour Holter monitor would assess your heart rate variability during the day and with exertion. Additionally, a graded exercise test GXT could be performed to assess your chronotropic competence i. If you are found to have chronotropic incompetence or worrisome heart conduction system blocks, without the use of any medications that are known to slow your heart rate beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, etc.
However, broadly speaking, if you can run a mile with no problems then you are probably OK from a blood pressure and heart rate standpoint. All have come back that my heart is normal. Sleeping rate is about A resting heart rate can be in the bpm range and still be normal, additionally, a heart rate in the 40s while you sleep can be normal as well especially in younger people.
A normal exercise stress test is reassuring, likely means that your blood pressure and heart rate are acceptable during exertion. A plain exercise stress test without a myocardial perfusion imaging assessment, has lower sensitivity and specificity for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease. Your physicians probably ordered the tests appropriately and are satisfied with your results i.
Given that you are still having chest pain, a coronary computed-tomography angiography CCTA is not unreasonable in low-risk patients. I am a healthy 37 yr female. Recently in the last couple of months, I started having palpitations and flops in my heart. My heart rate fluctuates between This is at any given time. Lately with the flops and palpitations my heart rate has gone up as high as , one reading was , but I think that had to be an error.
I do not have anxiety, or any health issues. I can feel the flop, and that is when it records the low number like 46, or Then it goes back up to , I have noticed that lately this is happening more frequent and can last a couple of hours.
My thinking was maybe because I am more aware of it now. This is so embarrassing, I am in the medical field and I do not want to look stupid going to one of my colleagues, but I am getting concerned.
Thank you very much for your question, and I understand how this might be concerning to you. It is difficult to say exactly what your palpitations might be from, but premature atrial contractions PACs or premature ventricular contractions PVCs would be most likely. Also, some sort of supraventricular tachycardia SVT could also be possible. If the palpitations are not happening everyday, then a day event monitor would be reasonable. Determining the source and burden of your palpitations would be a good idea if they are bothering you and increasing in frequency.
I am an active 45 yr old male. I really enjoy high intensity workouts. I have been running usually 3 days a week over the last 6 years. The last 10 months I have been doing 5 or 6 days a week. My resting heart rate is usually between 55 and 65 but gets into the upper 40s when I sleep. This all looks good to me. My real question is my running. I run minutes depending on the days workout. Usually during the runs my hear rate is averaging in the s and peaks in the s not long on the highest as I push hard at the end.
I have been doing this a long time and worked my way up to it. Am I endangering myself or have i just improved my maximal? I was not always able to do this and im not in pain when i finish and I recover quickly. Back under minutes after my cooldown and into the 70s within an hour. All of that sounds good to me as well. This would be considered the extreme side of exercise, which is not beneficial, and may actually be harmful.
I used to run as exercise but now only brisk walk around 2 hours days a week. My heart beat ranges at rest. I have never measured it when exercising. My blood pressure is usually in the low range top and 6. Is it normal to feel so weak to start with and yet can exercise for long at very good pace without getting tired I could go on for hours if I had the time! Thanks in anticipation for your reply. Have a nice start of !. Yes, you can feel a little sluggish when first starting to exercise.
There is definitely a warm-up required, even for mild-to-moderate exercise. That fact that you can persist after warming up is a good thing.
I would recommend to keep up the good work and it will benefit you greatly in the long term! I am an 18 year old female and I was diagnosed with tachycardia about 3 weeks ago. All the blood and urine tests I have taken were perfectly fine so the cause of my tachycardia is not hyperthyroidism, anemia or anything similar. My BMI is My resting heart rate is usually around 95 bpm most of the day but when I am tired or sleeping it drops below 70 bpm.
While walking slowly around the house it rises to bpm and when I take shower it goes as high as bpm. When I walk fast it is also high, around bpm. When this happens I notice palpitations and shortness of breath and I feel dizzy and light-headed often. I also have low energy and feel fatigued even if I slept enough time.
I have to wait to see my cardiologist for at least two weeks and I am concerned about my symptoms so it is not easy to wait that long and I would be relieved if you could answer my questions:. What could be the cause of this? Is it because I am overweight? What conditions cause the symptoms that I have mentioned? It is really amazing how dedicate you are and how many people you have helped by answering all this questions for such a long time. Truly admirable.
It is difficult to say with certainty what could be causing your elevated heart rate and symptoms, I doubt that it is your weight alone so I would not worry about that.
Otherwise, even though you are young, improving your diet and starting a mild-to-moderate structured exercise program with resistance training would be advisable for your long term health. Nothing you are describing is necessarily dangerous, so waiting two weeks for your cardiology appointment is reasonable.
Hi Doc, im 35 male, lbs down from lbs. He did ekg and blood work and chest X-rays. Everything came back normal. I did have high blood pressure which I have had for along time. He put me on meds for blood pressure.
Amlodipine and losartan. Still had pain so he ordered a nuclear stress test. The test came back normal. Still having the chest pain and arm pain. I bought a charge 2 fitbit and noticed that while I am sleeping my heart rate can drop to 40bpm. But during the day it will be between 60 and depending on what I am doing. With excercise I can get it over bpm.
So my question is 40bpm seem low for sleeping and if all this is normal why the chest and arm pain? I am also on xanax for anxiety. With regards to your chest pain, the current negative work-up and normal nuclear stress test are reassuring. The pulse rate is used as a direct measure of the heart rate.
Pulse rate is easily measured, and everyone can do it. All that you have to do is to place the tips of the index, second, and the third finger on the palm side of the wrist, on the other hand, somewhere below the base of the thumb. You can search until you feel a strong pulse, which is where you can measure your pulse rate. Count the beats for 10 seconds.
The number that you are going to get is to be multiplied by 6. This is your pulse rate. Another way to measure your pulse rate is to do the same procedure, but instead of placing your fingers on your wrist, you can place them on your lower neck on either side of the windpipe.
There is a difference between your resting and your maximum pulse rate. When you are resting, your heart pumps the lowest amount of blood as a way to supply the whole body with the much-needed blood. This is when a resting pulse rate is to be measured. When you are sitting still, lying down, and being relaxed and calm, resting pulse rate is present. On the other hand, the maximum pulse rate is when the heart is working the hardest in order to supply your body with blood.
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