is it better for your heart beat to slow or fast?
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.
322516
i would assume it means that your heart rate is slighty faster than the average???
844710
When you're breathing hard you're using your lungs, and your heart is pumping big time.  Be sure to not stop all of a sudden, but cool down eventually so your heart can slow down slowly.
810872
There's all different forms of irregular heart beat, and a doctor can usually tell from what sort of irregularity whether or not it is very serious.  I have an irregular heart beat myself, but I understand it is not a particularly dangerous kind.  I ought to lose weight, of course I know that, but it's not more than a somewhat increased risk of heart attack.\n\nBut some kinds can be a warning of much worse stuff, so it would clearly pay to have your doctor listen to it, and take whatever tests he really needs.  Good luck.
282444
stick with the slow walking and keep your heart rate down at least your still moving and doing what you want. I'm 50 I still run, ha ha but not like I did when I was 20 your still in the race see what you can do to minimize your bronchitis perhaps a warmer drier climate. I don't have bronchitis and I can feel my heart pound at 135 beats / min. keep going slow.
557690
"Taken when at rest, a normal adult's pulse can be anywhere from 60 to 100 beats per minute. Anything over 100 is technically defined as a tachycardia. There are many instances during which it is perfectly natural for the heart to be racing out of this "normal" range."\n\n"The heart will always beat faster when it has more work to do and needs to pump more blood and oxygen to the body," he says. "Exercise, emotion, nervousness, a large meal are all common triggers. If you are overweight or out of shape, the heart will need to work harder. And sometimes, a regular pulse slightly above the norm just may be normal for certain individuals, depending on his or her specific body chemistry." \n\nLots more info on pulse rates at site below.  Hope that helps!
451829
The Valsalva Manoeuvre will slow your heart rate down, or it should. It's a manoeuvre that is like having a bowel movement. Someone will ask you to "bear down, like you're having a bowel movement", then put electrodes on you to monitor your heart rate. They will ask you to "bear down" and then relax, "bear down" and relax a few times to get a good understanding on your ECG. You can try it yourself - "bear down" like I said, continually monitoring your pulse or HB with your fingers over top of your carotid artery, or your wrist. Anywhere you know there is a pulse to be felt. Your heart rate should slow down and then resume it's normal pattern after you stop the "bearing down". Hope I helped...GOOD LUCK!
424715
Expanding on the answer given before this one, digoxin is not given with low heart (60 or below) because further slowing the heart could be dangerous.  \n\nThe "more than 100" part is incorrect, as digoxin is often given in cases of tachycardia or rapid atrial fibrillation at rates well above 100, in order to slow down the heart rate and improve left ventricular function of the heart.
1174013
Yes it certainly could be related to the carotid blockage.\n    If your Dr has recommended that you have this taken care of surgically,I suggest you do so as untreated it can lead to worse problems.\n    Even though your heart rate is 60-65 at rest,it tends to slow down alittle more when you sleep.\n     Upon rising in the mornings you are kinda "kick starting" the heart for the day and it is speeding up until it gets itself into the rythum it needs to be at for whatever mode you are getting into.
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.
469947
blood pressure is the force on the veins the top number is when your heart works hardest . the bottom number is your heart at rest . the pulse is how hard your heart works to maintain your pressure. that is why your pulse increases when you exercise and decreases at rest hope this helps you.
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.
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.
284974
The basic heartbeat is controlled by cells in the heart which have leaky membranes-Ions leak in, and depolarize the cell, which then causes a rapid spreading contraction.  Thus, the brain does not control basal heartrate.  The brain, through mediation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system can, however, modulate the rate of the heartbeat.  There are some specific loci which are associated with these systems, but the most potent is the emotive centers of the brain, which in turn are regulated by the cerebral cortex (the "thinking" part of your brain), which is why, when you are told you just flunked a test, your heartbeat rises, while when you listen to relaxing music, your heartbeat slows.  The conscious part of your mind sends signals to the emotive centers, which then regulate the symapthetic and parasympathetic system.  But, cutting off your head will not stop your heart from beating...at least not until the heart itself runs out of oxygen because of the lack of breathing.
367236
Textbook answer is 70.\nthough 60 to 100 is classified as normal for resting.\n\nif you are fit, like the so called olympic cylcer, you resting heart rate can (very rarely) go as low as 30.\n\nyour maximun heart rate veries with age, but most people hardly reach it.\nTake 220 and subtract your age, that's your aproximate maximun heart rate\n\nhowever, if you have a heart probelm or are taking medication, your heart rate can change: eg\nbeat blockers slow your heart
1063308
Yes, cardio should be priority. If your heart isnt healthy why worry about the rest of your body!
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.