Is resting HR of 55 bpm ok?

[Rathkelter]

Since I started wearing a fitbit 5 weeks ago, my resting HR has dropped from 67 to 55. Is this acceptable? I'm not an athlete.

It sounds fine. DH’s is in the mid 40s.

Really All4?? That's amazing!

If you're healthy it's normal. Dhs is 44 resting.

Yes, mine ranges from mid 60s to mid or low 50s depending on the time of the month and I'm not super fit or anything like that

My husband's is on the low range. His Apple watch is constantly altering him 😂 it's mid to low 50s usually but can drop sometimes under 50.

Mine is mid 50s. Dh does ultra marathons and his resting heart rate is low to mid 30s. It did cause the nurse to panic a bit in a&e once.

Mine is 55 after taking some medication, without, it goes down to 50 and been as low as 49. It goes down to 39 at night. It's all good e cept that I used to wake up with terrible dizziness and lighthesdness.

As long as you don't feel lightheaded or faint, it's all good.

Yes, if you are fairly active, and if you do not struggle when you exert yourself.

Mine (according to Garmin, which is indicative rather than totally accurate) is usually between 48 and 54, I am a regular runner (distances up to half marathon) and my heart rate rises and falls as you'd expect it to during and after exertion. So I'm not concerned for myself.

(Concern about low heart rate is a condition called heart block which slows your heart rate and means it doesn't rise or barely rises on exertion - it needs medical attention, not urgent enough for A&E but GP asap)

Anything up to 100 is fine. Some people have faster, some have slower like athletes and those on beta blockers. Between 60 and 100 is good.

The worrying time is if it goes beyond 120 consistently, well that's what my cardiologist told me, then it's time for treatment for rapid heart beat.

Anyway, I don't trust those watches, fit bits worn on arms for accuracy, might give a clue, but not the big picture. And the steps are calculated by the movement of your arm not your leg. Plenty think they are walking miles, when they are not.

Just an observation.

If you are concerned get it checked out. In a hospital.

Mine is 50ish (regular runner)

It did raise eyebrows when I was being booked in for a little procedure under sedation, but at my level of activity they OK’ed it with no further action

I'm usually around 55bpm. Currently unwell (flu) and it's risen to 70bpm which is freaking me out.

It's fine

Mine hovers around 70 at resting. I’m hoping that’s normal but who knows 🤦‍♀️

Anything under 100 is considered normal

Jolly good i’ll live another day 😂

Don't rely on a Fitbit or Apple watch for lower heart rates. They are often very accurate for 70+ but lower than that they aren't always very accurate and are prone to giving false low readings when it's not actually that low.

I have a very fast heart rate and my 'real' resting heart rate is in the 90s though the smart watches claim its lower - it isn't based in the hospital reports.

But then my hearts the opposite of the Op - it's over mid 100s and regularly hits around 180. Was 240+ not so long back - watch only measures to 210 but hospital monitors are higher. Smart watch kept saying it was high with drops to 40s - hospital minutes didn't have the lows at all.

But yes, there is a massive difference in a 'healthy' heart rate and it's not just down to fitness levels.

Thank you all for the reassurance! Clearly a big range of healthy heartrates out there .

Mine is 72 bpm. I'm 50, overweight but very active and my blood pressure is 120/80.

I'm a chef and on my feet all day long and average 22000 steps a day. It took a few weeks of wearing it to get the true averages.

While on the subject, has anyone had synching issues since the new charge 3 update. Mine is a nightmare to synch every day.

Don't rely on a Fitbit or Apple watch for lower heart rates
That's what my GP said when I saw him and asked to be referred to a cardiologist, shaking his head with annoyance.

I have a fitbit, had it for 3 years and the result from wearing the hospital monitor for 5 days showed that my fitbit was amazingly reliable, even the cardiologist was impressed. My GP didn't believe that my went below 40 at night, I'm active, do some running, but nothing intense and in late 40s, yet the monitor showed that it very much did and it explained my dreadful lightheadness when first waking up (tied in with very low blood pressure).

Sounds fine to me. Mine is about 50 although I am an athlete.

A resting heart rate of under 60 is officially bradycardia. However, I have just been seen by a cardiologist and she told me that most cardiologists would prefer the limit to be reduced to 50, so I believe a cardiologist would be happy with your heart rate OP.

indeed, my cardiologist referred to the term bradycardia because my rhr went under 50.

Even then, especially if you are active, they are not concerned (assuming ultrasound showed no block or any other issues) unless you experience problems because of it, especially fainting.

Recommendations for very low heart rate are the same than for a high heart rate, stopping caffeine and alcohol, drinking plenty of water, wearing pressure socks.

Do you wear the Fitbit overnight? It’s more accurate if you do. It can give a false low reading if you wear it just in the day. Mine is low 50s though and often falls in to the 40s. I run but not an insane amount. I think with no other symptoms it’s fine.

@delays in, yes I wear it at night. Lots of us are clearly in the same zone.