What is a healthy pulse rate for a 47 year old woman who does not smoke or exercise?
114723
60-80 beats per minute is considered a normal heart rate.
461571
Many people have heart palpitations. Kudos to you for managing to take the risk factor smoking out of the picture!! \nNow all you need to do is monitor your palpitations. The American Stroke Society recommends taking your pulse for 1 - 2 minutes once a month. Maybe do it on the first of every month?! \nI am mentioning the American Stroke Society and not the Cardiologists because one of the most biggest problems arising from palpitations is that they can turn into Atrial Fibrillation. That is a very fast, very erratic heartbeat that you can feel in your pulse. When the heart gets off beat like that, you run a high risk of getting a small blood clot in your heart from the also erratic blood movement that will be pushed out of the heart, often straight into the lungs or brain, causing a lung embolism or a stroke. And trust me, you want neither! \nIf you feel your heart beats really erratic, go and get an ECG written, that´s a quick, simple and cheap way of checking what´s going on. \n\nOf course, this is the worst case scenario. For the moment you are most likely fine since many, many people have palpitations and for most they´ll just stay palpitations so you don´t need to worry. But you have to be aware of the possibility of them turning into something more serious. \nHope that helped :-D\n\nBy the way, if you feel your heart starting to be a bit erratic there are 2 great and fast ways to get it back to a more slow and normal rhythm that sound way too simple to be true but work great:\nOne is to hold your breath and "press" as if you´re going to the bathroom for a couple of seconds. This is not recommended for people with high blood pressure though :-D\nThe other one is drinking a glass with really cold water. Go ahead and try it, it is also recommended by the American Heart Association :-D
294624
work out 3 days a week keep your heart rate elevated for 20+ minutes. Eat a sensible diet and you should be fine.
567670
It depends on if your man or woman and your age and also your physical size. mine is about 88 beats per min.
913434
wow this is great..the goal for most people is 30 minutes of cardio activity everyday...so add a minute everyday for a week or so and you'll be there...heart rate shouldn't go much higher...don't know about road speed..use a stationary bike myself...but 13 mph seems as if it would be pretty darned good...good weight for your age...mix it up with other types of cardio so you don't burn out or get bored...
806377
No. Depending on your age, a normal RESTING heart rate is between 60 and 80 beats per minute. 114 is fine if you were just exercising. But if that is your resting heart rate, I would suggest talking to a doctor.
710112
One calculator I found suggested that even for a very fit person, a workout rate between 138 and 177 is suggested at your age.\n\nA thread on another site had this comment:\n\n"I checked the other thread with this subject: "High heart rate during exercize" and decided to ask my MD. He is a healthy living guru and cycles extensively. I told him my blood pressure and resting heart rate (57) are extremly low, but my exercize heart rate is extremely high (175 - 190). His suggestion was strength training. He said a regular routine of lifting weights will strengthen all my muscles including my heart muscles, which should bring my heart rate into a more acceptable range."\n\nJust to be safe, you might want to check with your doctor.
55543
Normal resting heart rate for an adult is 60-100 beats per minute.  It can be less if you are a trained athlete and more if you are overweight.  This is a general guideline.
526358
It's a little high. But that could be from you being edgy, having just drank a soda (caffiene speeds up your heart rate) and out of shape. Best way to get it to go down is exercise. I'm fairly in shape and my resting heart rate is about 70.
565650
Something healthy and non-fattning. I don't think you need to exercise though. Your hot enough.
219495
I am assuming you mean target heart rate. It is based on age and on percentage of max heart rate. As you get older, your max heart rate drops. You can easily find your maximum target heart rate with this simple method. Subtract your age from 220 (226 for women) to calculate your Maximum Heart Rate.  \n\nWarm up --- 50 - 60% of maximum heart rate\nFitness Zone (Fat Burning) --- 60 - 70%\nAerobic Zone (Endurance Training) --- 70 - 80% \nAnaerobic Zone (Performance Training) --- 80 - 90%\n\nor follow the link...
343992
191 for a pulse rate is exceptionally high. BTbarry had the correct medical term for this. Many people get up in the 120's and this is still considered ok. Did they check your blood pressure also? Did they only take your pulse once,or did they redo after it came up so high? Also,just curious as if they used a machine to take it or if they took it manually? \n\nAs for your thyroid,it is not something you need to have checked on a regular basis,but if you have had problems in the past or have never had it checked or haven't had it checked for a while,your doc is going to recommend that it be checked anyway. It is a routine test that is usually run,anytime bloodwork is done. The thyroid can cause many symptoms that mimic other more serious illnesses,so checking for an over or under active thyroid is an easy way to rule these other things out.\n\nYou should check your pulse rate at home also. Various times of the day,just takes a minute to count the beats. I would suggest taking it for the full minute,not just for 15 or 30 seconds and multiplying it. You will also be able to tell if you are experiencing any irregular beats by doing this.\n\nA high pulse rate in itself does not signify a serious condition. however it should be monitored and I'm sure that your doc has already told you that. This is why your doc will probably run more tests to rule out other causes.
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mine is about 55-60...not an athlete but i do a lot of physical labor at work and no Dr has said anything about my heart beat being too low...i believe the lower the better...within reason of course, it means that your heart doesn't have to work as hard to move your blood throughout your body
353213
Here's a study from something called "Acta Physiol Hung" at PubMed. Short answer: Women tend to have slightly lower resting heartrates. A search on "gender pulse rate" at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed will bring up tons of results. I hope this isn't too late...
1053686
about 140 to 160 beats in a real extreme cardio workout, but it can go into fibrilation if you don't keep moving to slow it down gradually, the older you get the less you should get your heart rate up, i had 180 bpm, and went into atrial flutter so, it can go faster but i would not reccomend it.80 beats is normal. so anything over 180 does not pump blood it just flutters.
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It is different for everyone. Anything less than 60 beats per minute is regarded as bradycardia. Good gas exchange doesn't usually occur at under 60 beats per minute, or over 100 beats per minute. The high end is 100 beats per minute. Anything above that is considered tachycardia for which a medical intervention is required.\n\nNow that being said, when you work out, your heart rate can exceed 100 beats per minute. That is why it is important check your heart rate regularly during exercise to make sure you haven't exceeded the maximum heart rate and also cool down properly when exercise is completed. When you heart rate is high and you stop activity abruptly you can cause yourself to have a heart attack.  When working out it is best to maintain your target heart rate. Below is some helpful information about heart rate.\n\nHere is the formula for the target heart rate. It is different for every age:\n\nhttp://www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/hr.shtml\n\nMiller formula for maximum heart rate:\n\n217-(0.85 x age)= maximum heart rate
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a normal pulse rate is 60-100. You may need a physical if your HR and BP are up and has never done this before. You may just be out of shape or pushing yourself more, but it may be something more serious like heart rhythm prob or defects, anemia, etc.