what is our heart rate while we are resting?
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The normal resting heartbeat range is from 60 to 100.
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Your heartrate will slow down as you keep holding your breath. Once you start breathing again, it will increase to above normal for a while and then settle back to normal.\n\n(Assuming you are not exerting additional force, such as swimming underwater)
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The pulse is measured at the wrist, neck, temple, groin, behind the knees, or on top of the foot. In these areas, an artery passes close to the skin.\n\nTo measure the pulse at the wrist, place the index and middle finger over the underside of the opposite wrist, below the base of the thumb. Press firmly with flat fingers until you feel the pulse. To measure the pulse on the neck, place the index and middle finger just to the side of the Adam's apple, in the soft, hollow area. Press firmly until the pulse is located.\n\nOnce you find the pulse, count the beats for 1 full minute, or for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. This will give the beats per minute.
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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...
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No. An average heart rate for that age group is about 60-80 beats per minute. In males it tends to be higher than females. I suggest you time yourself again by using two fingers and placing them on your pulse that can be found at the wrist. It should be located towards the side with your thumb. Also, the pulse you describe is irregular and could be a sign of serious heart problems. I'd suggest really try to get an accurate pulse rate. If you don't want to see a doctar, you can always go to the pharmacy section in a store and put your arm in the blood pressure arm thing...i believe that it tells you your pulse rate too...
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seversdatter - As Mark_the_nurse has noted, the numbers you give are only a small part of the information that can be gleaned from an EKG.  More of the information can be determined by analyzing the pattern of waveforms on the EKG.  The numbers above are generated by the computer and represent the timing of certain events in the cardiac cycle.\n\n- The heart rate of 66bpm is normal.\n- The PR interval represents the time it takes for a signal to get from your sinoatrial node down to the ventricles.  It can be prolonged in patients with disease of the conduction system or shortened in patients with accessory pathways.  Yours is normal.\n- The QRS duration represents the amount of time it takes for an electrical signal to be distributed throughout the ventricles.  It can be prolonged in patients with disease of the conduction system or in patients with heart failure, for example.  Yours is normal.\n- The QT interval represents that amount of time it takes for the ventricles to repolarize after they have been activated by a normal electrical impulse.  People with prolonged QT intervals may be at risk for arrhythmias and cardiac arrest.  Your is normal.\n- The P, R, and T axes indicate the direction in which the electrical impulse is traveling.  Yours are all normal.\n\nIf you have questions about the EKG itself, it would be better for you to have a physician look at the whole study and review it with you.  It is possible for all these numbers to be within the normal range while the overall EKG is still abnormal.
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It's the complete opposite. The stronger the heart the lower your BP and resting heart rate should be. When I used to run 30+ miles a week, my resting heart rate would be around 46 and the BP would be 115/70... You sound like you are doing the things that you need to do. Have you minimized salts from your diet as well?
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The idea is to wait till your pulse and other body parameters get normal.1/2 hour to 45 minutes are adequate.
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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.
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At an average 60 beats per minute between sleeping working, eating, etc it would be 86,400 beats per day! wow thats a lot!
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Say you have a heart rate of 60bpm, that's 3600 in an hour, and 86400 in a day
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Target heart rate is based on maximum heart rate.\nThere are a number of formulas that have been derived for computing your maximum heart rate, the simplest one is 220 - age.  For you that would be 205 beats per minute.\n\n\nYour target heart rate depends on the type of training you are doing. If you want to be training at your aerobic threshold, most texts say that you want to be working out at around 85% of your max which would be around 174.\n\nOthers compute your target rate based on a percentage of the difference between your resting heart rate and your max heart rate.\n\n120-130 sounds like recovery rate, rather than workout rate.
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Yes, you do burn calories while sleeping.   It depends on your physical condition and the amount of physical activities you do during the day.  An ordinary 160 lb person can burn an average of 550 calories during an 8 hr. sleep. The more physical activities you do, the more calories you will burn while sleeping.
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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.
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The resting heart rate is a base line. The real indicator of fitness is how quickly your heart rate returns to that base line after it is elevated. Try doing a one minute step test -- just up and down on a step for one minute -- measure your heart rate as soon as you stop, then measure it at 30 second intervals and see how long it takes to return to normal. The fitter you are, the faster it comes down.
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Your depth of breathing and rate of breathing is adjusted by your body to keep your arterial blood oxygen saturation level about 95+% (this can be checked with a simple oximeter) and the arterial carbon dioxide at 40 mm Hg (this usually requires an arterial blood sample to check).
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How To Take Your Pulse: Typically, you can feel your pulse in your wrist, thumb side with palm facing up. Use the lightest touch possible to be able to feel the beat in your artery. Use your index and your middle finger. Don't use your thumb because your thumb has a pretty strong pulse in it and it might confuse your findings. I recommend in an aerobics setting where you are trying to determine your target heart rate, to count for 15 seconds in a healthy person and then multiple that number by 4 to obtain your heart rate. You're looking for a 60 second count. \n\n220: This is the standard for Maximum Heart Rate. Each year of our life, this rate will decrease by one beat. The easiest way to find your maximum heart rate is to subtract your age from 220. \n\nResting Heart Rate: To determine your resting heart rate, take your pulse before you get out of bed in the morning. Review "How To Take Your Pulse". \n\nTarget Heart Rate Range: Beginning exercisers should work between 50% - 65%. More advanced exercisers may be comfortable in the 70% - 80% range. Remember: if you are uncomfortable, don't do it. If in doubt, ask your doctor. You should not begin an exercise program without first seeking advice from a qualified medical physician.