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Is a resting heart rate of 31 a problem ?

103 replies

Bestseller · 13/09/2018 17:23

I wear a HRM to monitor my fitness and recovery. My resting heart rate is typically 50-55bpm, increasing to 60ish the day after a hard training session.

Today it's been less than 40 all day and now 31. Which is off the scale, apparently the fittest athletes are around 40!

Does it matter, or is it only an issue if it drops to 0? Grin

Fwiw I've felt dreadful all day, not ill exactly but like all I want in the world is to lay down.

OP posts:
Lazypoolday · 13/09/2018 21:47

Mine is usually between 50 and 60. Sometimes 40 something if I'm relaxed. Im reasonably fit but not an athlete. Some people just have a naturally low resting heart rate.

31 sounds way too low though especially if it's lower than usual. Also, i don't think it's normal for it to drop that quickly back to resting after exercising? Definitely get it checked out and stop ignoring everyone's advice!

DunkandEggAgain · 13/09/2018 21:49

OP, your posts read as deliberately jolly and very dismissive. What's going on?

AFistfulofDolores1 · 13/09/2018 21:52

My ex-DP had a startlingly low heart-rate (about 35-40), but apparently that was due to his exceptionally high fitness levels - he had it checked out, though, so it might be worth doing the same.

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Astrid2 · 13/09/2018 22:03

I'm a Nurse of 10 years and would definitely be asking for a doctor pretty urgently if my patients pulse was 31.

Just call 111 and get checked out.

Astrid2 · 13/09/2018 22:04

Also surely your heart rate should be more than 60 after exercise!

MadeForThis · 13/09/2018 22:12

Go To Hospital NOW

Whitegrenache · 13/09/2018 22:13

Yes it's a sign of bradycardia and possible need for pace maker - even Uber fit athlete have HR of 40 plus
Please get it checked

SleepWarrior · 13/09/2018 22:17

Why don't you ring 111. They'll advise a&e and then you can 'blame' it on them if you feel silly turning up feeling well.

FrankiesKnuckle · 13/09/2018 22:19

111 won't be able to do much, just refer you to hospital.
You will need an ECG and bloods.
A heart rate of 40 or below is classed as absolute bradycardia.
You may be asymptomatic now but clearly you felt unwell earlier.
Do you have any familial history of sudden adult death syndrome? Cardiac conduction problems?
If there is no underlying cause then great, but what if?
Do you have kids? A partner?

redsummershoes · 13/09/2018 22:27

mine is around 40.
always has been low.

agree with pp, you should probably check batteries first before turning up at the drs. as you feel ok I wouldn't worry. without pulse measure you probably wouldn't know.

Dobbythesockelf · 13/09/2018 22:29

Numerous people have told you to seek medical advice. If you don't want to take yourself to a &e then phone 111. What have you actually got to loose apart from a few hours of your time?

redsummershoes · 13/09/2018 22:30

I should have rtft
go and get seen.

SeaToSki · 13/09/2018 22:31

GO TO A and E NOW. That is way too low, you are likely suffering oxygen deprivation, hence the lack of clear thinking. Get someone to drive you. You have bradycardia and are at risk for heart block. You need monitoring in a cardiac unit NOW.

Rufus27 · 13/09/2018 22:38

When I ran regularly, my resting reading was 39. It was only discovered after a routine ECG (40th birthday MOT).;GP sent me to a cardiologist who did a few tests and then reassured me all was fine. He said I should be grateful!

Rufus27 · 13/09/2018 22:39

That said, I would still get it checked out.

OneOfTheGrundys · 13/09/2018 22:47

Erm... go. Get an ecg, please. Even just to your GP tomorrow.
DH was super fit. Low BP, slow heart. Able to exercise as normal but began to feel v tired over a period of months.
Turned out he has cardiac amyloidosis.
Fitness isn’t a barrier to some diseases. Get checked out. Sometimes strangers online can be more objective than those who really know you in rl.

Haggishaggispudding · 13/09/2018 22:53

Please tell me you’ve at least phoned 111

Crunchymum · 13/09/2018 22:55

Hopefully the OP is awol as she has gone to seek medical help? I somehow doubt it

MrsRyanGosling15 · 13/09/2018 23:00

In CCU we have picked up loads of heart blocks and other arrhythmias through people wearing fitbits. You really, really need that checked out. Most got a pacemaker inserted.

scorcio5 · 13/09/2018 23:01

I'm a A&E HCP, trust me, a resting HR of 31 is a completely valid reason for going to ED, preferably ASAP,

PixelAteMe · 13/09/2018 23:01

A family friend was admitted immediately to hospital after consulting her doctor for a slow heart rate - hers was 28. She was fitted with a pacemaker.

CrispbuttyNo1 · 13/09/2018 23:04

Hopefully op has rung 111

kiabella · 13/09/2018 23:07

Is it possible you have an eating disorder OP?
The wearing of heart rate monitor, asking if you can still go on our run etc makes me wonder. That heart rate is usually a red flag in eating disorders and could mean there are serious chemical imbalances in your blood.

xyzandabc · 13/09/2018 23:08

Echo other who say get seen tonight please.

Mil went to her gp, they took her pulse, it was 35, told her to sit there, don't move and called an ambulance. Straight to hospital, pacemaker fitted 2 hours later. 1st we knew of it was when she phoned DH from the ward later to tell him all about her exciting day!

WontBeUsingPassMyParcelAgain · 13/09/2018 23:12

My husband's was 42 and we thought that was great. He dropped dead aged 39 whilst playing football from an arrhythmia caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that we didn't know he had. If he had had an ECG, he might have been here today. Come back and tell us we all worried over nothing with you tonight..