Hi All,
I got my first Fitbit in Winter 2021 and it confirmed what I've always known--that my resting heart rate is in the 60s. The Fitbit broke a few months later and I just never used it again. Fast forward to February 2022 and I got a Versa 3. My RHR has very steadily declined since then. Here are my averages over the past few months:
February: 66 bpm
March: 64 bpm
April: 61 bpm
May: 59 bpm
June: 57 bpm
July: 55 bpm
For fitness reference, I've always been active. Until March 2020, I had been doing Crossfit for 4 years. I lost my dad to Covid very early in the pandemic, so I haven't returned to Crossfit, out of extreme precaution. For the first year or so, I was doing Crossfit workouts, to the best of my ability, at home (they were short and intense). I hadn't really focused on a separate cardio program while I was doing Crossfit at the gym or for most of the first 2 years of the pandemic. I did start running in May of this year and feel great about it. And while I'm fit and have always had great cardio abilities, I'm 10 lbs heavier than I was in 2020 and I'm far from being an elite athlete. And yet, my heart rate this week in particular just keeps dipping down--my average was 50 yesterday!
Anyone else have a similar experience with their RHRs? I've made an appointment with a cardiologist for this Wednesday but am frankly freaking the heck out and would love to hear from others who've been through something like this.
