What is the best way to lower one's resting heart rate if it is too high?
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you need to get healthy buy eating healthier foods and cutting out fats and salt intake etc. Make sure you excercise regularly, about 3 times a week, and try to be generally more active like walking to the corner shop instead of driving. Try this for a few weeks and you should notice an improvement.
478994
Lots of cardio, like running or aerobics, anything to get your heart rate up. And it helps to do at least some light weight lifting. Also make sure to burn more calories than you take in, and drink lots of water, about a gallon per day. Hope that helps!
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.
1163538
The normal resting heart rate is 60 to 80 beats per minute for adults. Some very fit individuals have lower resting heart rates. Your heart rate goes up when you exercise. Your target heart (the level you want to sustain during aerobic exercise) varies depending on fitness level and age.
84442
Laying down will definitely afect a persons heart rate in most normal circumstances...at rest, the heart rate slows.  Do a google search on sympathetic versus parasympatheic nervous system responses
366655
it is better for your heart to beat slower, but not too slow. A healthy person who is in shape has resting a heart rate around 60 beats per minute.
652791
Cardio is the best way to reduce fat in your body.\n\nrunning, jogging, walking, swimming, biking, anything that you can do for a sustained period of time (30-45 minutes) that gets your heart rate up. \n\ngood luck1!!!
947580
Monitor weight, don't smoke.  Swimming is a great exercise to improve the cardiovascular system.  Take medication if you have asthma -- stay away from attack-triggers.
625799
Lie very still. Close your eyes and clear your mind of all thoughts. Inhale deeply, let the air fill your belly and stretch your lungs to capacity--almost until it hurts. Then exhale as slowly as you can.  Concentrate on your heartbeat. Imagine slowing it down with each breath. Continue this exercise until you feel relaxed. Sleep will come on its own.
392266
Not unless your on digoxin. The average heart rate is 72 beats per minute. Now not everyone will be 72bpm but at \n37 your heart rate should be a little closer to normal. See a doctor and see what he says.
777734
Maximum and minimum heart rates depends on many factors. General health, age, wieght, body conditioning, etc. Generally the heart rate for an adult is between 75-80 average. People in good health and shape can lower their rate and sustain it for long periods of time. When the heart beats it transports oxygen and other nutrients to tissue through the blood. If cramping occurs in muscles this is an indication that toxins are not being removed through the same process. Maximum rate is aruond 200, again depending on these factors listed. It cannot maintain this rate for a long time because the heart will become fatigued and quit. This is why when training you should monitor your rate. Increasing the rate from resting is good for a cardiovascular workout but dont over do it. The question about a 0 heart rate and being alive, the answer is yes. In heart attack victims their heart stops but tissues and cells still remain alive for a short period of time. However if they dont resume blood circulation they will die due to oxygen not reaching cells and tissues, and toxins not being removed. (signs of rigimortis). So good to be trained in CPR cuz it can happen to anyone at anytime for any reason.
724127
Resting heart rate for a 35-year-old is much less than 110.  If you have this rate 'all the time', then you may consider the problem of 'atrial fibrillation', which would cause this.  1st, you need to divulge much more information, or 2nd, you need to see a doctor.
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the reason you speed up and down is because the goal of cardiovascular exercise is to reach your peak heart rate (PHR) for a sustained period but then return to a "normal" heart rate. also, you will find that if you use your incline option, it will also give you a higher heart rate. to better utilize these options, try a workout where the level and/or speed doesnt change and the incorporate the varying speeds and levels throughout the week. hope this helps.
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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.
184670
Excercise that raises your heart rate. Try Yoga Booty Ballet. It's got it all! ;)
1078753
yes if you take it too many. because it can slower your heart rate and actually stop it.
486324
I would suggest doing leg lifts.  Something that really helps tone legs and is heart healthy is running.  I know it sounds unenjoyable but try to make it fun by gathering some friends up or bringing along your dog or ipod. running also  Is a great way to get your thoughts in order for the day an relieve stress.