curious? normal BP/pulse

[CharlieTR]

Well that is good to know.
I am not sure why my doc was so concerned with my rate at 70 - 80.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Egon]

Golly, it was only a few years ago my resting heart rate was in the 50's. Now I am on High blood pressure medication??

Spent a few days in the hospital last week and the BP dropped right down to 120/80. with a resting heart rate of 60.

 

[Reg]

My "OPINION" is that your blood pressure is probably fine, but your resting heart rate is kinda high. Mine gets down to low 40s when I'm "fit" and has been in the mid 30s when "very fit", but that hasn't been the case for a few years )-:

Our hearts are different, as a public speaker on this used to say;
"There are big slow hearts that go thump, thump, thump, call them "diesel hearts".
At the other end of the scale are small hearts that have to beat very fast, tick a' tick a' tick tic tic, call them "Kawasaki hearts". "

Your doc might get more meaningful information from a stress test (treadmill).
The range of pulse rates is interesting; e.g. 45 resting, 160 sweating.
Recovery speed is another interesting indicator, how quickly it drops from say 160 to under 100.

 

[Soundguy]

A normal resting heart rate can be anywhere between 60-100. A rate of 78 is perfectly normal for most people. I see 17 year old athletic males with resting heart rates in the mid 40's. Technically not normal but its normal for them, and is a good thing. I'd be unconscious with a heart rate that low.

Mine's pretty much always been in theat 70-80 range while not doing any physical activity.

I think I'd also be unconscious at 40bpm as well!

soundguy