Heart Rate Low

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2004/10/17, 06:45 PM I have an unusual heart rate espcially for my age. I am 15 and my heart rate is at 56 when I'm resting. Does any body know how my heart rate got so low? How could you get your heart rate up to normal again? Or is it impossible? DX14AG

howdiekat Posts: 1,345 Joined: 2003/05/22	2004/10/17, 06:55 PM are you taking a true "resting" heart rate? a true rhr is taken either while you sleep or when you first wake up, before you get out of bed. i'm 22, and my rhr is in the 40-45 range. during the day when i'm not active but not truly resting, my heart rate tends to be in the 55-60 range. i've never been told this is a bad thing - in fact, i've been told it is a sign of good cardiovascular health. i know in previous posts you've indicated having some health problems though, so if it's something that you think is bad i would consult your physician. -------------- i wish you ill, ice-t. margarine is a liar who announces, "i am butter!"
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2004/10/17, 07:08 PM My doctor says that my heart rate is unusually low and that I could faint. It's kinda scary. well I tested my heart rate at a grocery store, and it said 56, but that was after I was walking. at the doctor, I was at 48. Maybe it is good cardiovascular health, but i don't run anymore. I used to do lots of cardio everyday, but now that I'm into the mass building, I've heard that's it's not neccesary doing cardio. Plus, I'd have to eat a whole lot more, and I'm already having trouble eating to gain mass. But back to the topic, I lost lots of weight, some fat, lots of muscle, because I didn't eat a lot, and I did lots of running. That may have decreased my heart rate. I hope it's not a bad thing though. How do you speed up your resting heart rate? DX14AG
princesslodgey Posts: 1,748 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/10/18, 07:49 AM If your doc is concerned about your heart rate, then you should get advice from your doc about it, it is not appropriate for us to try to add anything. Whilst it is not "necessary" to do cardio whilst mass building, if you are concerned about your cardiovascular health, you should be doing cardio (as long as your doc says it's ok). Lifting weights has a different range of health benefits to cardiovascular exercise, and if you want to keep your heart healthy then you need to exercise it too.