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Your Resting Heart Rate Can Tell You a Lot About Your Health


Published on 2025-02-04 18:43:20 - MSN
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  • The harder your heart has to work to pump blood throughout your body while you're not exercising, the higher your resting heart rate will be.

The article from MSN discusses the significance of monitoring your resting heart rate (RHR) as an indicator of your overall health. It explains that RHR is the number of times your heart beats per minute while at rest, typically measured first thing in the morning. A normal RHR for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute, but athletes or very fit individuals might have lower rates. The article highlights that a consistently high RHR could signal health issues like cardiovascular disease, dehydration, or stress, whereas a very low RHR might indicate problems like bradycardia or could be a sign of good cardiovascular fitness. It also notes that changes in RHR can reflect improvements or declines in fitness levels, stress, sleep quality, and hydration status. The piece advises on how to measure RHR accurately and suggests that understanding your RHR can help in managing health, fitness goals, and even in preventing potential health issues by recognizing when something might be off with your body's normal functioning.

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