Originally posted by fietser_ivana
One more question... does lifting weight make your rest rate drop?
I've got a rather low rest rate already, and it is either a glitch , or my numbers are getting seriously low... I saw 29 again this morning.
I have seen that number only once before: a few days after a vaccination for yellow fever (prior to leaving for South America).
I had a cardiogram made but everything seemed fine..
Should I be worried? My fit rest rate is 32-35 bpm. Somehow a number with a 2 in front makes me feel much more worried than 30 or 31
Yes it does lower your heart rate. But this is generally considered a good thing as it removes undue pressure from your heart.
I am not sure what you are refering to with your 'fit' rest rate. Do you mean you heart rate at rest. If so that is exceptionally low. Endurance runners have around 40 I believe. Do you use a monitor or do you count while using your fingers? I would be concerned about innacuracies or some sort of problem. If there are not any innacuracies I would consult a doctor just to be sure everything was good with the heart with a resting heart rate that low. I believe the norm is 60 to 75. To be honest I did a quick search and couldn't find any information about really low RHR.
To be honest I don't track my heart rate. I usually just go by the old talking rule. If you can talk you aren't going 'really' hard...I also interval my training so I go from intense to slow to medium in my cardio as well. I also think the water aerobics may have more to do with the reduction than any weight lifting you are doing
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Also the vaccination would have affected the RHR numbers. Even a common cold wrecks havok on the measuring increasing your hr by 3 to 5 bpm. So that first time really could have been a chemical glitch...
Cheers...