I've just measured my resting heart rate...

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  • Gassage said:
    I think I'm right in saying Bjorn Borg had one of the lowest RHR of all time.
    Miguel Indurains resting pulse was as low as 28.
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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3852
    Mine's 0, you bunch of gay lords.
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  • holnrewholnrew Frets: 8207
    79. I'm always anxious.
    My V key is broken
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  • richardhomer;797949" said:
    [quote="hootsmon;797939"]daily?
    Yes.

    Had a health check last year - my BP was 157/114 (the ideal level is 120/80).

    I was convinced I would die imminently. I've cut out sugar, salt, limited calories to circa 2000 a day and walk whenever I can instead of driving.

    I've lost 35lbs and BP is usually better than 130/85 - achieved without any medication.

    Feel massively younger, livelier and happier. [/quote]

    Well done @richardhomer them small changes can make a big difference :)
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  • @blueskunk - thank you.
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24209
    @Fretmeister - you want to get that sorted mate.  89 resting is your body telling you to get fitter.

    Mines 60 - and hardly ever budges from that (heart tablets see to that).
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Also chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71957
    60 here too. Normal enough apart from the occasional mild arrhythmia... which is behaving itself at the moment.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Rickson Gracie can get crazy low, google him , mans a genuine legend.

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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28280
    Mine is usually about 56-58. When I get fitter it goes down to around 48. Pretty sure that marathon runner Charlie Spedding had a resting rate of 28 as well.
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  • 70, bjorn borg on the vinegar stroke.
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  • My resting is generally 55-60 but I can get it up above 150 when I do an intensive cardio workout.
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  • SnapSnap Frets: 6256
    mine is 4 and rises to about 8 when I exercise.
    I also only breath twice a minute.

    I have to lie in the sun to get going

    Bummer in winter.

    Do I win?
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  • HAL9000HAL9000 Frets: 9551
    Snap;799246" said:
    mine is 4 and rises to about 8 when I exercise.

    I also only breath twice a minute.



    I have to lie in the sun to get going



    Bummer in winter.



    Do I win?
    Do you have eyelids? If not you'll probably win the 'not blinking' thingy too!

    I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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  • HAL9000 said:
    Snap;799246" said:
    mine is 4 and rises to about 8 when I exercise.

    I also only breath twice a minute.



    I have to lie in the sun to get going



    Bummer in winter.



    Do I win?
    Do you have eyelids? If not you'll probably win the 'not blinking' thingy too!

    We could have a potential triathlete!

    @snap how long can you go without blinking? 20 minutes is the current tFB record...
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  • dafuzzdafuzz Frets: 1522
    80.

    But the act of taking my own pulse really gets me anxious, I want to do well in tests and stuff
    All practice and no theory
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 23939
    Emp_Fab said:
    @Fretmeister - you want to get that sorted mate.  89 resting is your body telling you to get fitter.

    Mines 60 - and hardly ever budges from that (heart tablets see to that).
    @Emp_Fab ;

    I am aware of this - a month ago it was over 100.

    I'm working on it - I did a treadmill stress test and although (thankfully) there is no sign of angina I was informed that I was "appallingly atrociously unfit"

    30 to 40 minutes brisk walking per day since with a far better diet and I've lost a stone. I want to shift another 26 lb.

    Funnily enough I'm sleeping much better already.


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  • Emp_Fab said:
    @Fretmeister - you want to get that sorted mate.  89 resting is your body telling you to get fitter.

    Mines 60 - and hardly ever budges from that (heart tablets see to that).
    @Emp_Fab ;

    I am aware of this - a month ago it was over 100.

    I'm working on it - I did a treadmill stress test and although (thankfully) there is no sign of angina I was informed that I was "appallingly atrociously unfit"

    30 to 40 minutes brisk walking per day since with a far better diet and I've lost a stone. I want to shift another 26 lb.

    Funnily enough I'm sleeping much better already.


    Well done! That's a tremendous improvement. Keep up the good work!
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24209
    Weren't you doing that 5:2 diet at one point @Fretmeister ?
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Also chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them.
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7349
    You can have a low/normal here rate and scary blood pressure.

    Speaking as someone who lost most of the sight in one eye due to untreated (un known) high blood pressure I'd recommend all us middle-aged or older blokes to get it checked.

    Ironically my sight loss probably saved my life (by triggering health checks which found my BP at 220-something over 140-something)

    fretmeister - buy a kettlebell - best most compact cardio workout there is - easy to do at home
    Red ones are better. 
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 23939
    Emp_Fab said:
    Weren't you doing that 5:2 diet at one point @Fretmeister ?
    I did and I lost about 25lb (and put it all back on again)

    It was a useful kickstart, but I found that the deciding factor was sleep - if I got a crap night's sleep either before or after the fast day then I was so tired I was useless for anything. As I often have to work very late it wasn't working for me.

    The new way seems better so far!
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