This is impressive, trying to figure out why I’m not seeing the same results lol
yellowbythedozen on
Lowest I could get mine to while regularly running was 47. Good job!
spaceporter on
That’s a really quick decline. Mine went from around 65 to 58 in three months of running regularly (and I was already fairly active). Another six years later, it’s around 53.
quazmang on
I had a really concerned doctor once during an annual checkup. She took my pulse multiple times and kept saying 45 bpm was abnormally low before I mentioned I was running 3-7 miles daily for the last few years.
th3panic on
Wait till your sleeping, at the fittest point in my life my record was 28-30 bpm during sleep and resting hr of 40-50. I once had elective ENT surgery during this time and the anesthesiologist made sure to have some atropine ready once I mentioned it.
NottheIRS1 on
Did you pull this from Fitbit? Trying to figure out how to get more than 3 months.
reddypower on
Amazing!! I’ve started running since January, and my resting rate went from roughly 60, to high 40s now.
For context, I’m 33, 6’4” and weigh 195 lbs!
amatulic on
I worked with a guy who was an ironman triathlete. His resting heart rate was 35. I believe 30 is considered catatonic. I couldn’t imagine what such a resting heart rate would feel like, with a huge surge of blood happening almost once every two seconds.
Getting below 50 is admirable. Mine’s about where you started. I can’t run, unfortunately.
NyFlow_ on
Mine went up when I started tf 😭
krysalis_emerging on
Since everyone is asking about OP age how about this:
I’m age 53 and my resting rate is 48-57. I’ve worked in IT for 30 years and most of that as a software engineer. I drink 6 shots of espresso per day and that’s still my resting heart rate all day long.
And since the other questions seem to be how one does this. Here’s what is probably relevant:
I never salt food after it’s on the table. I rarely eat fast food. Most meals are cooked at home from actual ingredients. No meds. Almost no sugar outside of a couple of beers a week. Cardio for 35 minutes 4x per week in the form of stair stepper or rowing machine. 20 minute strength training also 4x a week. No smoking for over 25 years. I eat meat a few times a week but not necessarily every day. Lots of high fat dairy and I probably eat my way through a jar of peanut butter once every ten days. Tons of whole grain foods. Sex 3-5 times per week.
Sklanskers on
I had similar results. I started working out seriously around 30. I dropped 100 lbs and was in the best shape of my life. My resting heart rate became 45-50 consistently. When I was in my prime during that time it was 38-45. I stopped working out when i met my now-wife and didnt hit the gym for like 5 years and put about 40 lbs back on. Just got back into the gym (38 years old now) and my resting heart rate is still the same (avg of 51 bpm)
I had a panic attack a few years after stopping working out and went to the ER thinking it was a heart attack. I had a follow up appointment a week later. I still had the same resting heart rate at like 50 pm. I asked the doctor if that was normal and he said yes.. some people just have lower resting heart rates. I said, “but I haven’t worked out in like 3 years” and he said “well…once an athlete always an athelete”.
I’m not an athlete but it’s interesting to know that years of having a 70 to 80 bpm resting heart rate changed wildly to 50 bpm permanently after 2 years of serious training. Wild stuff. Happy to be back into working out again. It absolutely changes my mental state and my life for the better. Eating real, whole, nautral foods, exercising 5 days per week, and getting a minimum of 8 hours of sleep is the best medicine.
ibWBeeRedd on
This is great!! Crafts on the commitment and the results!
MartinLutherVanHalen on
This is way too small sample to be meaningful. Look at the Drop from February to March. I will admit that dipping below 50 is surprising given how little OP has actually been exercising however I would bet dollars to do that given another year of data it’ll be equally spiky. Certainly lower on average but not in the 40s.
foxwaffles on
Cries in POTS
My specialist celebrated when my tilt table test finally didn’t stop prematurely. It will end automatically if your standing heart rate goes above 180 💀
My RHR is FINALLY sub 85 after being at 95 for two years
Before all this long COVID bullshit my RHR was in the low 60s. Sigh…
Bananagholem on
To answer some questions and provide more context:
I’m 28M. I’ve been a runner for years, but stopped around 7-8 months ago due to knee issues. Started again mid April, so there’s probably a bit of muscle memory involved. I started running 3 miles every day 6 days a week, then 4 miles a day, now 5 miles 5-6 days a week. I’ve also dropped around ~10lbs or so this last month and overall been eating a lot better, so there’s many factors involved here.
![[OC] My resting heart rate after I started running a month ago](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/w39hrrt13uze1-898x1024.jpg "[OC] My resting heart rate after I started running a month ago")
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Jesus I dont think mine gets below 80. Nice job
at this rate you’ll be dead in a month or two
Do another month. I’m curious when it levels out
Op how old are you? And how much are you running?
This is impressive, trying to figure out why I’m not seeing the same results lol
Lowest I could get mine to while regularly running was 47. Good job!
That’s a really quick decline. Mine went from around 65 to 58 in three months of running regularly (and I was already fairly active). Another six years later, it’s around 53.
I had a really concerned doctor once during an annual checkup. She took my pulse multiple times and kept saying 45 bpm was abnormally low before I mentioned I was running 3-7 miles daily for the last few years.
Wait till your sleeping, at the fittest point in my life my record was 28-30 bpm during sleep and resting hr of 40-50. I once had elective ENT surgery during this time and the anesthesiologist made sure to have some atropine ready once I mentioned it.
Did you pull this from Fitbit? Trying to figure out how to get more than 3 months.
Amazing!! I’ve started running since January, and my resting rate went from roughly 60, to high 40s now.
For context, I’m 33, 6’4” and weigh 195 lbs!
I worked with a guy who was an ironman triathlete. His resting heart rate was 35. I believe 30 is considered catatonic. I couldn’t imagine what such a resting heart rate would feel like, with a huge surge of blood happening almost once every two seconds.
Getting below 50 is admirable. Mine’s about where you started. I can’t run, unfortunately.
Mine went up when I started tf 😭
Since everyone is asking about OP age how about this:
I’m age 53 and my resting rate is 48-57. I’ve worked in IT for 30 years and most of that as a software engineer. I drink 6 shots of espresso per day and that’s still my resting heart rate all day long.
And since the other questions seem to be how one does this. Here’s what is probably relevant:
I never salt food after it’s on the table. I rarely eat fast food. Most meals are cooked at home from actual ingredients. No meds. Almost no sugar outside of a couple of beers a week. Cardio for 35 minutes 4x per week in the form of stair stepper or rowing machine. 20 minute strength training also 4x a week. No smoking for over 25 years. I eat meat a few times a week but not necessarily every day. Lots of high fat dairy and I probably eat my way through a jar of peanut butter once every ten days. Tons of whole grain foods. Sex 3-5 times per week.
I had similar results. I started working out seriously around 30. I dropped 100 lbs and was in the best shape of my life. My resting heart rate became 45-50 consistently. When I was in my prime during that time it was 38-45. I stopped working out when i met my now-wife and didnt hit the gym for like 5 years and put about 40 lbs back on. Just got back into the gym (38 years old now) and my resting heart rate is still the same (avg of 51 bpm)
I had a panic attack a few years after stopping working out and went to the ER thinking it was a heart attack. I had a follow up appointment a week later. I still had the same resting heart rate at like 50 pm. I asked the doctor if that was normal and he said yes.. some people just have lower resting heart rates. I said, “but I haven’t worked out in like 3 years” and he said “well…once an athlete always an athelete”.
I’m not an athlete but it’s interesting to know that years of having a 70 to 80 bpm resting heart rate changed wildly to 50 bpm permanently after 2 years of serious training. Wild stuff. Happy to be back into working out again. It absolutely changes my mental state and my life for the better. Eating real, whole, nautral foods, exercising 5 days per week, and getting a minimum of 8 hours of sleep is the best medicine.
This is great!! Crafts on the commitment and the results!
This is way too small sample to be meaningful. Look at the Drop from February to March. I will admit that dipping below 50 is surprising given how little OP has actually been exercising however I would bet dollars to do that given another year of data it’ll be equally spiky. Certainly lower on average but not in the 40s.
Cries in POTS
My specialist celebrated when my tilt table test finally didn’t stop prematurely. It will end automatically if your standing heart rate goes above 180 💀
My RHR is FINALLY sub 85 after being at 95 for two years
Before all this long COVID bullshit my RHR was in the low 60s. Sigh…
To answer some questions and provide more context:
I’m 28M. I’ve been a runner for years, but stopped around 7-8 months ago due to knee issues. Started again mid April, so there’s probably a bit of muscle memory involved. I started running 3 miles every day 6 days a week, then 4 miles a day, now 5 miles 5-6 days a week. I’ve also dropped around ~10lbs or so this last month and overall been eating a lot better, so there’s many factors involved here.