What's your sitting V standing heart rate?

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Hello,

I'm intrigued to know what your sitting v standing heart rate is as I feel mine is on the higher side of 'normal?' My average sitting heart rate is around 103 BPM not sure about my standing average.

What's yours?

For reference I'm 27 (F)

Thanks.

67 sitting and 105 walking. I have ADHD and take stimulants also overweight and unfit at the minute

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Sitting 49. Age early 50s.

I haven't the faintest idea. Why would I ever need to know this?

Sitting 44 standing 50.

I am 58 but do a gigantic amount of high intensity cardio .

Lots of people here have very low heart rates. It's usually 60-100. And usually higher for females.
Also OP being anxious can increase your heart rate.
I am usually in the 70s when sitting down working or chatting etc. Walking around the house, cooking etc I would usually be 90s, higher if going up stairs. Outside for a brisk walk usually 100-120. I have seen it go up to 140 if I am very anxious about something or very strenuous exercise.

I'm the same age as you. My sitting can range anything from 50-80. My sleeping can go as low as 45. I am pretty unfit (I’m disabled) so my standing, walking/activity etc can range from 60-150. I feel my when my heart rate randomly peaks though, it feels rapid and I get all hot and shaky - I probably should get checked out myself. But OP please query with your gp if your heart rate is your ‘normal’ or if there is an issue there.

Sitting is around 70, getting up and walking round about 90, more vigorous walking, going upstairs, about 100-120, I'm mid 60s

My sleeping HR ranges between 107 - 118, when I'm awake but sitting down it's on average 110, shoots right up to above 130 when I stand.

I have been refused a certain medication recently upon the advice of a private cardiologist and they have referred me to an endocrinologist as he thinks my tachycardia could be driven by a hormonal problem.

We will have to wait and see what they say, but I am exhausted all the time.

I would reccomend asking for a referral from your GP to investigate a permenantly high HR, it isn't something to ignore imo.

My sitting is around 58-60. I'm overweight but run, so it has steadily gone down. Never done a standing and haven't got a smart watch atm, so will have to do a counted one tomorrow.

You lead on to a good point. I’d guess (though it is a guess, but based on similar chatter in my office which I know is also not more than anecdotes) that people who know the difference in their HR between sitting and standing/walking will be people with fitness tracking watches, who will on the whole be fitter people, and therefore trend to lower resting heart rates. Almost every very fit person I know knows their HR zones etc but I’d imagine a lot of non-exercisers will not have given this a second thought in life if they generally feel well. Of course there will be people who don’t fit this but I’d hazard at it being an influence.

Yes different people have different HR.

At birth your HR is about 220 and it gradually slows down as you get older until you hit your adult HR. Your heart's job is to push blood around your body so changes as you grow.

So a small female usually has a faster HR than a larger man.

Your HR changes in response to lots of things, posture, activity, illness, exercise, pregnancy.

Long distance runners generally have a low resting heart rate and often need a pacemaker as they get older.

The average HR AT REST is 60 - 100 bpm. But at rest means lying down for 10 mins.

OP if you have seen a cardiologist, had an ECG and a halter monitor it probably is just you.

Sounds just like my long Covid. Fatigue, heart palpitations, HR higher than usual, POTS - all very common long covid symptoms.
Other common ones could include brain fog, feeling achy and generally ill quite often. Some of the symptoms you could have put down to pregnancy or having a new baby but they may have been caused by covid instead. You can get LC even after a mild or asymptomatic infection.

Sitting 39, got up to let the dog in 61

I have a very low runners heart rate, I have had loads of tests because I was having palpitations last year - these were from being deficient in ferritin and vit b. I've now had treatment for those and as a result have had a full range of tests on my heart which is reassuring. Since treating the deficiency the palpitations have stopped but my RHR is now even slower.

if you suffer POTS it’s worth doing a full ferritin panel (not just hemoglobin). Medichecks do a decent one.

then why comment on the thread?

Mine is currently 63, sitting, lower than average according to my watch

With all due respect, this is not just entirely incorrect, it's dangerous advice.

First of all, if you have a newborn baby with a heart rate of 220 bpm you should call an ambulance - immediately. Healthy babies are not born with a heart rate of 220 bpm. You are confusing maximum heart rate, the rate your heart can safely beat under maximum exertion, with normal heart rate. Unless a newborn is crossing the line of the London marathon, 220 is not normal.

Secondly, the OP was assessed during pregnancy when a number of things can push heart rate up. She's no longer pregnant, therefore these factors do not stand. Additionally she has a family history of severe cardiac issues. She warrants reassessment.

Thirdly, the most important thing here is that the OP is symptomatic. If your heart rate is high and you feel wonderful, then yes, that's likely just your 'normal' but if you are fatigued, out of breath, feel like your body is struggling, then something is amiss.

Can I suggest you edit or remove your comment. It's not ok to advise strangers on the internet to ignore cardiac symptoms and I would hate to think that in the future a new mum trawling the internet for advice on her newborn's racing heart would come across your comment and mistakenly believe they have nothing to be concerned about.

My resting HR is around 65 (36 years old) I'm active and exercise 4/5 times per week.

I haven't read the full post so I don't know if this has already been suggested but you mentioned Vit. D and iron but have you had your vitamin B12 levels checked? I've had very low B12 on a couple of occasions and had a lot of the symptoms you describe.

68 rested.
74 after workout.
I'm 63 and gym bunny