aaro
02-04-2009, 03:07 PM
I just had my pulse checked and it was 53
Is this to low?
I Walk about 30 minutes 3 times a week
but sit at my job all day..
I am not overly overweight at 198 pounds at 5' 11"
Is this to low?
I Walk about 30 minutes 3 times a week
but sit at my job all day..
I am not overly overweight at 198 pounds at 5' 11"
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mod-anon
02-04-2009, 04:11 PM
Please note that this thread is moved to the High & Low Blood Pressure Board.
marantz1935
02-05-2009, 07:49 AM
My doctor told me once that she would find a heart rate of 50 fine.
abergeron
02-05-2009, 12:53 PM
Mine is usually 58-62 while I'm sitting at my desk. It's easy to take your own pulse. I don't think 53 is anything to worry about. Many athletes will have lower pulse rates than that at rest. I think that a lower pulse rate is generally better than high, but I'm not sure what the interplay is with blood pressure.
AnnD
02-05-2009, 01:00 PM
Yes it is low but the most important rate is the one you normally beat at. Take your own pulse once a day for a couple weeks and over a period of time you will see what your normal is. I am guessing it is somewhere around 53. so for you that would be normally low.
Lourage
02-05-2009, 10:45 PM
Was it always this low? can't a heartrate that low cause a heart block?
zekat
02-06-2009, 08:56 AM
Or it's a symptom of heartblock. But, I'm pretty sure there are other symptoms that go along with it - shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting spells, etc.
I have a ridiculously low heart-rate as well. I used to worry about it some, but I just had a complete work up (stress test, echo and a few ekg's) and everything came back pretty, so I'm not going to think anymore about it. My heart rate rests around 55 BPM - sometimes getting as low as 48. Doctor said it's normal for me and if I'm not having any symptoms to not worry about it.
To clarify - I did not have the heart workup for the slow heart rate, but for palpitations that started about a month ago.
I have a ridiculously low heart-rate as well. I used to worry about it some, but I just had a complete work up (stress test, echo and a few ekg's) and everything came back pretty, so I'm not going to think anymore about it. My heart rate rests around 55 BPM - sometimes getting as low as 48. Doctor said it's normal for me and if I'm not having any symptoms to not worry about it.
To clarify - I did not have the heart workup for the slow heart rate, but for palpitations that started about a month ago.
GodHand
02-06-2009, 11:12 PM
I was told by a doctor that heart-rate is only too low when it causes symptoms. More often than not, my resting heart-rate is 52-55 bpm, up to 60 bpm. No issues...ever, and I've had it for as long as I can remember.