Re: Resting heart rate questions

August 12, 2009

Hi ,

No expert here, on the way in which you collected your resting HR data, but 57 to 60 is excellent! When I was in my 20's and ran all the time I remember having my pulse taken right before my wisdom teeth were extracted (not exactly a calm situation!) and my "resting" rate then was 62. I'm pretty sure my HR was elevated then! I think my resting rate is somewhere in the 60's. I will have to test it out. I think you can test it just by taking your pulse while sitting quietly.

Take care,

Donna

From: nancydewolf@... <nancydewolf@...>Subject: Resting heart rate questions Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 10:02 AM

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions

so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Hi ,

No expert here, on the way in which you collected your resting HR data, but 57 to 60 is excellent! When I was in my 20's and ran all the time I remember having my pulse taken right before my wisdom teeth were extracted (not exactly a calm situation!) and my "resting" rate then was 62. I'm pretty sure my HR was elevated then! I think my resting rate is somewhere in the 60's. I will have to test it out. I think you can test it just by taking your pulse while sitting quietly.

Take care,

Donna

From: nancydewolf@... <nancydewolf@...>Subject: Resting heart rate questions Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 10:02 AM

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions

so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

,

Those numbers are totally normal. My lower end resting heart rate for sleep is 47, and it's also

very normal for your heart rate to go up as you move, dream, wake up, etc. I've been through

the holter monitor, which is how I got edumacated on these things. ;-)

Your numbers for the day are also very normal, as are the rates you discovered as you move. I'm

not a cardiologist, but I've been through testing in the past and found that heartrate changes based

upon what your body does and why it's doing what it's doing.

In short, nice numbers.

PS - did you notice your heart rate go up after you eat? Also, *what* you eat can change it, too!

-Terri-

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 10:02AM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

>

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

,

Those numbers are totally normal. My lower end resting heart rate for sleep is 47, and it's also

very normal for your heart rate to go up as you move, dream, wake up, etc. I've been through

the holter monitor, which is how I got edumacated on these things. ;-)

Your numbers for the day are also very normal, as are the rates you discovered as you move. I'm

not a cardiologist, but I've been through testing in the past and found that heartrate changes based

upon what your body does and why it's doing what it's doing.

In short, nice numbers.

PS - did you notice your heart rate go up after you eat? Also, *what* you eat can change it, too!

-Terri-

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 10:02AM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

>

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

One of my fav Heart Rate training info is from HeartZones - (below)We were taught (and most of my Exercise Science buddies tell me) that it is how fast you can recover from anaerobic threshold (ie what is your %MAX 1 min post anaerobic peak) that is key to you health. Max Heart rate is genetic (and should NOT decline as you age). Resting is another good indicator but dependent on genetics as well..........http://www.heartzones.com/I follow this research for work.. so let me know if you hear differentlyjudy From: "nancydewolf@..." <nancydewolf@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:02:15 AMSubject: Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

One of my fav Heart Rate training info is from HeartZones - (below)We were taught (and most of my Exercise Science buddies tell me) that it is how fast you can recover from anaerobic threshold (ie what is your %MAX 1 min post anaerobic peak) that is key to you health. Max Heart rate is genetic (and should NOT decline as you age). Resting is another good indicator but dependent on genetics as well..........http://www.heartzones.com/I follow this research for work.. so let me know if you hear differentlyjudy From: "nancydewolf@..." <nancydewolf@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:02:15 AMSubject: Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Tonya and Darcy can probably answer this better but I'm guessing it is between

57 and 62. I need to get an accurate resting heart rate myself! In the morning

Junior usually pounces on my feet to get me out of bed and get him breakfast,

kind of like you and DH snoring in the middle of the night, makes it challenging

to get an accurate number!

August 12, 2009

Tonya and Darcy can probably answer this better but I'm guessing it is between

57 and 62. I need to get an accurate resting heart rate myself! In the morning

Junior usually pounces on my feet to get me out of bed and get him breakfast,

kind of like you and DH snoring in the middle of the night, makes it challenging

to get an accurate number!

August 12, 2009

Thanks, Donna!

Resting heart rate questions Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 10:02 AM

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Thanks, Donna!

Resting heart rate questions Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 10:02 AM

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Thanks, Terri! No, I didn't check it when or after I ate. That would be interesting too though, I might have to try that sometime!

Re: Resting heart rate questions

,

Those numbers are totally normal. My lower end resting heart rate for sleep is 47, and it's also

very normal for your heart rate to go up as you move, dream, wake up, etc. I've been through the holter monitor, which is how I got edumacated on these things. ;-)

Your numbers for the day are also very normal, as are the rates you discovered as you move. I'm

not a cardiologist, but I've been through testing in the past and found that heartrate changes based

upon what your body does and why it's doing what it's doing.

In short, nice numbers.

PS - did you notice your heart rate go up after you eat? Also, *what* you eat can change it, too!

-Terri-

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 10:02AM, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

>

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Thanks, Terri! No, I didn't check it when or after I ate. That would be interesting too though, I might have to try that sometime!

Re: Resting heart rate questions

,

Those numbers are totally normal. My lower end resting heart rate for sleep is 47, and it's also

very normal for your heart rate to go up as you move, dream, wake up, etc. I've been through the holter monitor, which is how I got edumacated on these things. ;-)

Your numbers for the day are also very normal, as are the rates you discovered as you move. I'm

not a cardiologist, but I've been through testing in the past and found that heartrate changes based

upon what your body does and why it's doing what it's doing.

In short, nice numbers.

PS - did you notice your heart rate go up after you eat? Also, *what* you eat can change it, too!

-Terri-

On Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 10:02AM, <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

>

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Hi Judy,

I went to the website but just saw a lot of ads for getting your heart rate tested there and training to do it but not a lot of info for someone just looking for info. Is there another link within the site I should check for that?

How fast should you be able to recover from anaerobic threshold? (How do you know where you rate in terms of fitness?) How do you know find out what your anaerobic threshold is too?

I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at these days without hiring a trainer (no money, definitely not lack of interest). I feel really great but, of course, there's always room for improvement.

Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

Hi Judy,

I went to the website but just saw a lot of ads for getting your heart rate tested there and training to do it but not a lot of info for someone just looking for info. Is there another link within the site I should check for that?

How fast should you be able to recover from anaerobic threshold? (How do you know where you rate in terms of fitness?) How do you know find out what your anaerobic threshold is too?

I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at these days without hiring a trainer (no money, definitely not lack of interest). I feel really great but, of course, there's always room for improvement.

Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

You know, I really like the way you did that, . I can feel my HR speeding up the moment I start looking at the clock to take my pulse. I think an average HR at night is a good way to go, especially if you're monitoring for changes. Everybody's HR is going to be different based upon body size, etc. I think the main value in knowing resting HR is to track changes over time. I'd say that if you measure it the sa

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:02 AM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 12, 2009

You know, I really like the way you did that, . I can feel my HR speeding up the moment I start looking at the clock to take my pulse. I think an average HR at night is a good way to go, especially if you're monitoring for changes. Everybody's HR is going to be different based upon body size, etc. I think the main value in knowing resting HR is to track changes over time. I'd say that if you measure it the sa

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:02 AM, <nancydewolf@...> wrote:

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 14, 2009

I am away for work - remind me next monday and I will put some stuff up in filesjudyFrom: "nancydewolf@..." <nancydewolf@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:44:42 PMSubject: Re: Resting heart rate questions

Hi Judy,

I went to the website but just saw a lot of ads for getting your heart rate tested there and training to do it but not a lot of info for someone just looking for info. Is there another link within the site I should check for that?

How fast should you be able to recover from anaerobic threshold? (How do you know where you rate in terms of fitness?) How do you know find out what your anaerobic threshold is too?

I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at these days without hiring a trainer (no money, definitely not lack of interest). I feel really great but, of course, there's always room for improvement.

Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 14, 2009

I am away for work - remind me next monday and I will put some stuff up in filesjudyFrom: "nancydewolf@..." <nancydewolf@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:44:42 PMSubject: Re: Resting heart rate questions

Hi Judy,

I went to the website but just saw a lot of ads for getting your heart rate tested there and training to do it but not a lot of info for someone just looking for info. Is there another link within the site I should check for that?

How fast should you be able to recover from anaerobic threshold? (How do you know where you rate in terms of fitness?) How do you know find out what your anaerobic threshold is too?

I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at these days without hiring a trainer (no money, definitely not lack of interest). I feel really great but, of course, there's always room for improvement.

Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 14, 2009

I am away for work - remind me next monday and I will put some stuff up in filesjudyFrom: "nancydewolf@..." <nancydewolf@...> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:44:42 PMSubject: Re: Resting heart rate questions

Hi Judy,

I went to the website but just saw a lot of ads for getting your heart rate tested there and training to do it but not a lot of info for someone just looking for info. Is there another link within the site I should check for that?

How fast should you be able to recover from anaerobic threshold? (How do you know where you rate in terms of fitness?) How do you know find out what your anaerobic threshold is too?

I'm trying to get an idea of where I'm at these days without hiring a trainer (no money, definitely not lack of interest). I feel really great but, of course, there's always room for improvement.

Resting heart rate questions

I've been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed (correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm curious.

Even if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day, yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid 80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me cares about anyway! ;-)

August 15, 2009

They say that the most accurate you can get is when you first

wake up, but that is because most people can’t measure a true resting heart

rate while they are asleep. Once you’ve moved even a little bit, it’s no

longer a true resting heart rate. I’d say yours is the 57, which is really

good, BTW. The lower your resting heart rate, the stronger your heart.

Tonya

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been curious what my resting heart rate really is and since my understanding was

the most accurate reading is the one you take before you move out of bed

(correct me if I'm wrong though), I wore my heart rate monitor to bed last

night! I had put the chest strap on in the morning, so I wouldn't

forget to wear it for skating and then forgot to take it off later (I literally

forgot I was wearing it) and then decided to try this experiment. I wear

the watch a lot as a watch (I have the pink Polar F6 if anyone cares since we

were talking pink & fashion so much yesterday). Anyway, I also, at some

point, decided to have it measure my heart rate most of the night, so I set it

to record. My average heart rate during the night was 57, my max was 108 (that

was, no doubt when I woke up and started practically pounding on DH, trying to

get him to roll over and quit snoring). When I very slightly shifted positions

so I could read my monitor this morning I'm pretty sure it said 62. So... my

question to the gurus out there (Darcy, Tonya, , anyone else who knows

these things) is my resting heart rate likely somewhere between 57 and 62? If

so, what does that say about my fitness level? If that is not my resting heart

rate please tell me how I should go about figuring it, just because I'm

curious.

Even

if I did it wrong, it is okay. It was an interesting experiment. I was not at

all uncomfortable with the chest strap or watch on like I thought I would be. I

also learned that I burned 273 calories, 60% of which were fat. During the day,

yesterday, just moving around, I turned on the monitor to see what my heart

rate was every once in a while and it was usually in the 70s or low to mid

80s when I was not doing much of anything. It was in the 80s or low to mid 90s

when I was moving around doing things, sometimes higher. I'm not sure what collecting

this data does for me but it is an interesting bit of trivia that no one but me

cares about anyway! ;-)

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