whats a good resting heart rate for someone 50 yrs old  250 pounds getting back into working out?
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A good resting heart rate is 60 to 75 but I don't think you are going to have that. Do some cardio to get your heart and lungs back into shape. Then to lose weight try a low carb or low glycemic diet. Also start lifting weights. Here is a good place to look up lifts and put a routine together.\nhttp://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
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These machines usually have heart rate monitors, if not you can buy them seperately.\n\nYour max heart rate is approximately 220-your age.\n\nIf you're new to exercise, you want to work out for about 20mins at a time at a speed/resistance that maintains your heart rate at about 60% of the max.\n\nAs you build up you fitness levels, increase the time per session, and over time, increase the speed & resistance until you are working at about 85 to 90% of your max heart rate. Sustained rates much higher than this are only advisable for the super fit.\n\nEDIT: "back-pedalling" occasionally is good practice, it helps you work a wider range of muscle groups.\n\nAlso, I forgot to mention that you should do some stretching exercises prior to your workout - a good one for this type of exercise is to cross your legs & touch your toes for 10 seconds (don't worry if you can't quite reach), you will feel the tension on your hamstrings. Cross your legs the other way & repeat. do this 3 times and you should be ready to go.
701077
average pulse rate is 60-80 beats per minute.\n\nthe best time to try to determine your true resting pulse rate is take it right when you wake up in the morning.\n\npulse rate can decrease with exercise, esp with cardio training. The heart gets stronger and doesn't have to pump "as often". It's not uncommon to find people with good cardiovasular conditioning to have resting pulse rates in the 50s.
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One calculator I found suggested that even for a very fit person, a workout rate between 138 and 177 is suggested at your age.\n\nA thread on another site had this comment:\n\n"I checked the other thread with this subject: "High heart rate during exercize" and decided to ask my MD. He is a healthy living guru and cycles extensively. I told him my blood pressure and resting heart rate (57) are extremly low, but my exercize heart rate is extremely high (175 - 190). His suggestion was strength training. He said a regular routine of lifting weights will strengthen all my muscles including my heart muscles, which should bring my heart rate into a more acceptable range."\n\nJust to be safe, you might want to check with your doctor.
567670
It depends on if your man or woman and your age and also your physical size. mine is about 88 beats per min.
661835
It's the complete opposite. The stronger the heart the lower your BP and resting heart rate should be. When I used to run 30+ miles a week, my resting heart rate would be around 46 and the BP would be 115/70... You sound like you are doing the things that you need to do. Have you minimized salts from your diet as well?
493464
Cardio!!! Its the best!  Keep that heart rate up!
917911
The resting heart rate is a base line. The real indicator of fitness is how quickly your heart rate returns to that base line after it is elevated. Try doing a one minute step test -- just up and down on a step for one minute -- measure your heart rate as soon as you stop, then measure it at 30 second intervals and see how long it takes to return to normal. The fitter you are, the faster it comes down.
271080
The normal resting heartrate varies due to many things but the normal range for an adult is considered to be 60 to 100.
34189
You are correct; everyone will come down at a different descent rate after exercising, but the point is that everyone should be at less than 120 beats/minute after 2 minutes. If not, there's something wrong with their recovery.
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Resting Heart rate\nThe best time to find out your resting heart rate is in the morning, after a good night's sleep, and before you get out of bed.\n\nThe heart beats about 60 to 80 times a minute when we're at rest. Resting heart rate usually rises with age, and it's generally lower in physically fit people. Resting heart rate is used to determine one's training target heart rate. Athletes sometimes measure their resting heart rate as one way to find out if they're overtrained. The heart rate adapts to changes in the body's need for oxygen, such as during exercise or sleep.
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That's a very technical questions, the first thing you need is a Body fat % then activity level.\n\nbut if you're a avg size lady with normal activity level then about 1600-1700\nif a man about 1900-2000
1174770
mine is about 55-60...not an athlete but i do a lot of physical labor at work and no Dr has said anything about my heart beat being too low...i believe the lower the better...within reason of course, it means that your heart doesn't have to work as hard to move your blood throughout your body
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Resting heart rate for a 35-year-old is much less than 110.  If you have this rate 'all the time', then you may consider the problem of 'atrial fibrillation', which would cause this.  1st, you need to divulge much more information, or 2nd, you need to see a doctor.
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yes these are good healthy exercises as are any exercises that increase heart rate and breathing. swimming, jogging, biking, even fast walking helps.\nAt least 20 min. 30 min better\nOver the age of 40 you might consider speaking to a doctor
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The normal resting heart rate is 60 to 80 beats per minute for adults. Some very fit individuals have lower resting heart rates. Your heart rate goes up when you exercise. Your target heart (the level you want to sustain during aerobic exercise) varies depending on fitness level and age.
1182322
I'm in the same situation, so I jog/run/hike.  And do pushups.  Anything that gets your heart rate up for 15-20 a day.  And diet is really important at our point in the weight-loss cycle.  We can't just do diet OR exercise, we have to do both.