Last night, I went to the local urgent care because I had been having some dull chest pains for a couple of days. Since I've had circulatory issues in the past (low BP problems and a heart murmur since birth), I decided to play it safe and go get things checked out. The good news is that I'm A-Okay. It's just pain in my chest wall, muscle pain not heart pain. But the even better news is- my resting heart rate is 57 beats per minute!! That means that I'm in such excellent cardiovascular shape that my heart pumps more blood per beat than a normal heart. Which, in turn, means it can pump just as much blood in 57 beats as a normal person does in 70-80 bpm. My heart is loving me for all this running!
My low resting heart rate puts me at "athlete" level on the RHR charts. Funny, how I never felt like an athlete until I saw that chart. Now, I feel like I've got medical proof! LoL!
Interesting. I took mine one morning, twice in a row and it was mid 50's too. Cool, I'm a bona fide athlete lol.
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That is sooo good that you went to get checked out and got a HEALTHY report. My resting heart rate is nearly undectectable...the nurse said it was like 40bpm or slower. I asked her why, and she said it is because I am an athlete.. Always nice to have that confirmed by a health professional
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I took mine one morning, twice in a row and it was mid 50's too. Cool, I'm a bona fide athlete lol.
ReplyDeleteGlad everything checked out ok.