An interesting note about exercise

[ellid]

My pulse rate has gone down 14 beats per minute since I joined Planet Fitness.   This is good, right?

 

Comments

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

Are you sure that you have that right? That number is way low.

[lady-jade-01.livejournal.com]

That would also depend on what her exercising/resting heartrate was BEFORE she started, so it could be a good thing.

[fitzw.livejournal.com]

Upon rereading Ellid's original post, I realized that I misread it as "down to 14 beats per minute", rather than "down 14 beats per minute".

Oops. Mea culpa.

As long as the pulse rate doesn't go down too far, decreasing the at-rest pulse rate is probably a good thing, but I'm not medically trained to evaluate that.

[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

Excellent. The general idea is that your resting heart rate slowing increases your longevity.

Heart rates and exercise

[islenskr.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is very good. It means that your heart muscle is getting stronger and becoming more efficient, which is really key if you're trying to avoid having a heart attack. I believe the average resting heart rate for women is 75 bpm. This is interesting regarding heart rates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_rate

There are many excellent sites out there with lots of information of what happens when you exercise. This is a good starter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_exercise

My favorite site is this one:
http://www.stumptuous.com/
The woman who runs that site is no-nonsense and very smart. Even if you're not interested in weight training, the site is very informative.

Re: Heart rates and exercise

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent. Thanks! I've been doing about 10-15 minutes of weight training and 30 minutes on the bike 4-5 nights per week after work. So far I've lost about ten pounds, my breathing is better, my pulse rate is down, and I'm noticeably stronger. I also just noticed that my arm muscles are much, much firmer.

Slow but sure is working for me :)

[hudebnik.livejournal.com]

"this is good, right?"

Not if your pulse rate was 14 before :-)

Otherwise, congratulations!

[varianor.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's really good. Keep up the exercise!

[hak42.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! Go you. :)

[ellid.livejournal.com]

It was in the low to mid 80s in December and has dropped to around 64-66.