Resting heart rate

[Kevmos27]

My resting heart rate is about 55
What's your resting heart rate? And is this too low

[shipo]

Is yours too low?  It depends.  If you're athletic (or have been in your youth) then probably not.  If you're worried, consult your doctor.

I suspect I'm rather older than you (I'm 59 and the older you get the higher it should be) and mine typically hovers a point or two either side of 42.

[Kevmos27]

I swim about twice a week and go on my bike 3 times a week quite active but not an athletic

[shipo]

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@Kevmos27 wrote:
I swim about twice a week and go on my bike 3 times a week quite active but not an athletic

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Sounds like you're good to go.  🙂

[Kevmos27]

So is my rate normal then would u say

[bbarrera]

Ask your doctor. Until then you can read up a bit. Normal ranges from 60-100, see this:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/heart-rate/faq-20057979

or

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/All-About-Heart-Rate-Pulse_UCM_43...

RHR below 60? From articles above you can see that is usually in long-time athletes, folks on certain drugs, and some genetically lucky people. Over the last two years I've been doing at least 2.5 hours/week of vigorous cardio (cycling) with HR between 80-90%, training to improve cycling performance, and at work my HR is usually between 55-78bpm (and sometimes dips into 40s).