Resting heart rate

[VeganDan]

This has occurred more than once.  I'm sitting on the couch, awake, and my heart rate is less than my resting heart rate.  Shouldn't it automaticy adjust in this case?

[Lilbiddy · Accepted solution]

Hi @VeganDan I don't think this is a problem as the resting bpm is an average over the day and you may not see it change if your current bpm is lower only for a short time. I've noticed my own numbers go up or down over the course of a day usually only varying by a beat or two on average which is negligible compared to actual variations. 

[Colinm39]

@VeganDanI wouldn't worry about that, and I can't see my HR while asleep but I have been tracking this relationship between sleep and Fitbits RHR because they stress we should wear the tracker at night. There is a close correlation.

Last night my HR got down to 42bpm and the average was 52bpm. During the last 2 hours of sleep it got down to the 42bpm...  That's my genetic makeup. My average for this graph was Sleeping and RHR were both 55bpm.

The very high peak for my sleeping HR was caused by me falling heavily and shows how the body helps us while we sleep.  The other peaks are normally after strenuous activities like heavy gardening etc.. and the gradual inclines are normally summer or winter (extra blankets).