Heart Rate of 53? - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

aaro · 02-04-2009, 12:07 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"

mod-anon · 02-04-2009, 01:11 PM

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marantz1935 · 02-05-2009, 04:49 AM

My doctor told me once that she would find a heart rate of 50 fine.

abergeron · 02-05-2009, 09:53 AM

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, 10:00 AM

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.