Average heart rate 45-47 bpm, age 36

Seeing 45, 47 in the title made me think of Trump

As others have said, this is largely driven by genetics. 45F, RHR is low 40s, usually around 42. Drops below 40 while sleeping.

My Mom's HR is similar, and she has never done any kind of endurance sport in her life. Doctors ask her if she's sure she's alive.

During my pregnancies, my RHR climbed to the low to mid 50s instead of low 40s, and I just felt so exhausted and wiped out and generally lousy all the time. I always wondered how much the higher RHR contributed to that tired feeling.

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Let me add ... RHR is not especially related to athletic performance.

For me, the low HR runs in my family (Bradycardia). Bradycardia often means your maximum HR is also low - like 160 or so, say.

When I was 19, I had a short stay in the hospital where I was hooked up to bleepy bleepy machines. Apparently my HR hit 26 overnight at some point.

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It's caiuses so much concern every time I go in to the hospital for anything, and I have some great stories. It's always something and I can count on it.

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The medical folks are very concerned, so I've gone through many many tests and procedures over the years. Every time I get a take home ECG monitor to wear for a few days, I mail it back in and like clock work, I get a phone call from someone in the lab with a certain urgency in their tone, asking if I feel okay/having symptoms, etc. Basically, they want to know if I should be seen immediately, and are also worried about liability if something is about to happen to me.

Last time I got an MRI, there was a long lead up and these two Radiologic technologists strapped me down and turned on the controls so that I was wished into this long tube like testing device that must cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. I laid there with this loud rhythmic pounding noise and they set up the test, waiting for it to start, After what seemed like a long time, I could tell something was wrong, and then the machine stopped, and I was whisked back out, and the older guy explains that they wanted to ask me some questions. He asks me about my HR and I explain that I know it's low. I ask him how low are they reading, and he says "30's". I of course think he means a ten beat range, like high 30's, so I ask him, like high thirties? The younger guy, starts interjecting, no - like 30, the number 30! Then the older guys asks me 'are you an athlete?' I answer yes, and the younger guy lets out this exclamation: "Nice!"

The treadmill stress test was a hoot, too.

The clinical write-ups I ama getting now include a statement to the effect that their findings are consistent with tendencies common to "Athletes Heart" syndrome.

I’ve had similar issues, I always make sure I exercise now before going in for any medical. Post run my hr usually stays +10 or so for several hours. The worst is when they have some device that won’t register below 35. The upside is when they do it manually more often than not they do the math wrong and think it is higher.

I guess that could be good…..maybe better than 70bpm

At 56, my resting is 37, max is 188

hematocrit 53.2

hemoglobin 17.9

testosterone 1103

Not that results matter, but results outweigh these type of stats.

I’m just happy that my heart beats.

A similar thing happens with one of my relatives. She doesn't exercise much, but she had surgery (that had nothing to do with her cardiovascular system) a while ago and had some device on her that read "50 bpm" when she was doing nothing. Doctors and nurses would freak out over this, asking her if she was feeling okay.

Also mine's ~43 according to my watch when I'm in shape and well rested. It'll be a little below 60 in the mornings if I'm stressing out over something in life. So stress levels might have something to do with it too.

That's pretty similar to me. I'm 53 (almost 54) and my RHR is mid 30s but has at times been as low as 28 ... measured with a Holter because my GP was worried I had some issue ... I didnt.

Sitting in a chair right now at 'work' and it's 43. Do I win? What's my prize?

Same! I've been recorded at 28 on a Holter numerous times. I've doen stress ECG and had a 3D map of my heart / arteries done. I have a calcium score of 0 and absolutely no signs of atherosclerosis anywhere. And I'm 53 (going on 54).

My dad is 84 and still runs. Fingers crossed.

Ah, you got me ... mine 'hit' 28. Technically it's bradycardia but after all the tests I've had there is absolutely nothing wrong with my heart or arteries. It is just what it is.

I pole vaulted until 37 and my rest rate then was 40-44... now that I'm done trying to compete at a high level, 6 years later, I'm typically in 68-72

Coming out of an ankle surgery I was playing with my heart rate and dropped it below 30 and then the alarm bells went off and nurses came rushing in

44 RHR for the past 7 days, age 61

same here. Coming out of quad surgery, went into afib and had to spend the night in ICU. I set their monitors off every time I started to doze off because it goes into alarm when HR drops below 30. But the night shift nurse was very pleasant and we had a great time, telling stories, etc.

I’m 64 and also have a similar resting range

mine was 39-41 until late 30s, then low 40s. I was a marathon runner who switched to racing uphill on the bike in my 30s

Not so fast.

Considering a healthy athlete, if your RHR gets lower, it indicates a higher VO2max.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Estimation of VO2max from the ratio between HRmax and HRrest--the Heart Rate Ratio Method - PubMed

The effects of training and/or ageing upon maximal oxygen uptake ( VO(2max)) and heart rate values at rest (HR(rest)) and maximal exercise (HR(max)), respectively, suggest a relationship between VO(2max) and the HR(max)-to-HR...

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