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Moderately high reating heart rate!!

‎11-01-2015 05:29

‎11-01-2015 05:29

I am 34 years, M. I have a high resting heart rate of 74 to 80, which is perplexing to me! I walk or jog for 5 km per day on an average. My diet is also balanced and on low carbs. I have had my medical tests done, but there are no issues, except low HDL and high LDL.

Anyone else with a similar issue?

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‎11-01-2015 06:23

‎11-01-2015 06:23

When in my adult life I have been sedentary, my resting heart rate has always been between 83 and 86 bpm.  No doctor has ever been concerned.  When in my 30's, I started running from 5 to 10 miles daily, and my resting heart rate dropped into the 60's.  I am now using the Fitbit information to increase my steps, and my active hours while I watch my resting heart rate drop.  In 1.5 months, it has dropped 10 bpm. It seems to be a function of overall heart and circulatory strength and efficiency.  Long distance runners have the lowest bpm's, although, I don't see why a competitive bicycle racer shouldn't also have a very low resting heart rate.  The other thing I have noticed thanks to Fitbit, is that the same speed I have been using for my steps, is giving me more time in fatburning or cardio, and less time in maximum.

 

So, if you want to lower your resting heart rate, I would think that increasing your hours of activity would do it. -- Just a suggestion. 

 

Be Well!

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‎11-01-2015 07:40

In response to Strem2

‎11-01-2015 07:40

Hi Strem2,

 

Thanks for the reply! I have been regularly excercising, since last two years. I feel there is a lot of improvement, but it is very little when compared to others. So, I am actually concerened about if there are any other issues related with this!

 

 

 

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‎11-01-2015 19:22

‎11-01-2015 19:22

@circlecircle wrote:

I am 34 years, M. I have a high resting heart rate of 74 to 80, which is perplexing to me! I walk or jog for 5 km per day on an average. My diet is also balanced and on low carbs. I have had my medical tests done, but there are no issues, except low HDL and high LDL.

Anyone else with a similar issue?

If by "low carbs" you mean low simple carbs, then that's good.

If you mean low complex carbs, then that's bad, and can cause all kinds of problems.

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‎11-01-2015 19:46

‎11-01-2015 19:46

Low carbs: Less quantity of rice or chapati.100 gms of rice and 1 chapati through out the day.
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