What does a resting HR of 94 say about me?

Jumpy

I am curious as to the implications of my high resting HR.

I cant find any information online that states what a "normal" resting HR is so I assume there is no such thing as normal. But I still think that 94 is quite high.
Is it simply me? Or will it drop as I gain fitness?

weightlifter

Jumpy wrote: »

I am curious as to the implications of my high resting HR.

I cant find any information online that states what a "normal" resting HR is so I assume there is no such thing as normal. But I still think that 94 is quite high.
Is it simply me? Or will it drop as I gain fitness?

94 sounds very high and suggests poor efficiency of your heart. It is working hard even just when you are sitting doing nothing. However, make sure you are taking your heart rate properly. True resting heart rate, you should measure first thing in the morning shortly after waking but before you have gotten out of bed. Count the beats for 15 seconds and multiply by 4. Do not count beats for full 60 seconds.

Yes, your resting heart rate should drop as you get a fitter.

metamorphosis

72 is the quoted average. resting heartrate differs for everyone. The fitter you are the lower it is and the lower the better. Why? because the lower your hr, the less work your heart has to do in pumping blood around the body. The higher your hr means that you heart has to work harder to pump blood.

Yes - increased fitness will improve you resting hr. Caffene and tobacco will increase it so if you had a coffee then layed down and got your heart rate measured it would be higher than normal. best time to get your resting hr is just after you have woken up.

When i was overweight my hr was very high. i train most days of the week now my resting hr according to my polar is the low to mid 40s.

Jumpy

My resting HR is always measured by my chest strap when I get on the bike. This is before I have started pedaling.
I should try the morning test.

corkcomp

Jumpy wrote: »

My resting HR is always measured by my chest strap when I get on the bike. This is before I have started pedaling.
I should try the morning test.

ah that explains it! my rhr is around 50 but it always reads 80+ when i get on the treadmill, even before doing anything

**Timbuk2**

Jumpy wrote: »

My resting HR is always measured by my chest strap when I get on the bike. This is before I have started pedaling.
I should try the morning test.

Nah that's not accurate, as even the effort it takes to walk to the bike and get on it will raise your heart rate.

Do it first thing in the morning, in bed, trying to move as little as possible!

My RHR is usually between 48-55 bpm, but even walking down the hall would increase this to about 70 bpm, so it's not surprising that you got a reading of 94 by measuring yourself on a bike.

Jumpy

weightlifter wrote: »

94 sounds very high and suggests poor efficiency of your heart. It is working hard even just when you are sitting doing nothing. However, make sure you are taking your heart rate properly. True resting heart rate, you should measure first thing in the morning shortly after waking but before you have gotten out of bed. Count the beats for 15 seconds and multiply by 4. Do not count beats for full 60 seconds.

Yes, your resting heart rate should drop as you get a fitter.

Ah ok, even just doing that now gives me a reading of 80. Much less.