What is your resting heart rate?
It's very normal for your heart to beat slower when you have less weight to carry around and are in better condition. Mine hangs out in the mid 50's when I sit down long enough to rest! Prior to the weight loss and aerobic exercise the bpm (beats per minute)hung out at 80-90bpm. Yeah for conditioning 
lowest post-op was about 50. I have my lowest HR in the evening. Typically when I take it's in the 60 range.
Scott
Link to my running journal
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1303681
4 full's - 14 halves - 2 goofy's and one Mt. Washington!
Link to my running journal
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1303681
4 full's - 14 halves - 2 goofy's and one Mt. Washington!
I went to the dr twice in the past month - one for labs & another b/c I pulled a tendon (can you guess why, Ricco?? :) Once was 46, once was 55. I used to be heavy, but very active for a long time. That's when I was a size 20, but lifted weights, jogged (slowly, but jogging it was), & did taekwondo. At that time it was usually around 55 - 60. Then I got plantar fasciitis & stopped exercising, promptly gained back the 70 pounds I had lost & kept off for 3 years. During that next 1.5 yrs at my heaviest weight, it was around 75 - 80.
HW / SW / CW / GW 299 / 287 / 160 / 140 Feb '09 / Mar '09 / Dec '13 /Aug '10
Appendicitis/Bowel Obstruction Surgery 8/21/10
Beat Hodgkin's Lymphoma! 7/15/2011 - 1/26/2012 
Ran Half-Marathon 10/14/2012
First Pregnancy, Due 8/12/14 I LOVE MY DS!!!
My resting heart rate, which I measure first thing in the morning before getting out of bed (as doc suggested this is the truest way to do it) is around 55. A year ago, it was around 90. Losing weight and increasing cardio/heart health has made HUGE difference!
Every morning in Africa
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning inAfrica
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning in
It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle
when the sun comes up you'd better be running.
RNY 2/9/09 Buh bye Gallbladder 8/28/09; 100% EWL (181 lbs.) on 2/19/10;
It's in the high 50s now. It was around 72-82 pre-op.
The weird thing is that my blood pressure is all over the place.
The weird thing is that my blood pressure is all over the place.
HW - 225 SW - 191 GW - 132 CW - 122
Visit my blog at Fatty Fights Back Become a Fan on Facebook!
Starting BMI 40-ish or less? Join the LightWeights
High 40s for me...
Your Friend In Health & Sport,
Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
www.trimywill.com
www.swimfromobesity.com
www.trimywill.blogspot.com
Support Group: www.obesityhelp.com/group/Post_Op_PRs/
Dan Benintendi - OH Support Group Leader
www.trimywill.com
www.swimfromobesity.com
www.trimywill.blogspot.com
Support Group: www.obesityhelp.com/group/Post_Op_PRs/
I was just reading about Lance Armstrong's resting heart rate.. its one of the things that makes him such an incredible athlete (not to mention his aerobic capacity):
Armstrong has recorded an aerobic capacity of 83.8 mL/kg/min (VO2 Max),[9][10] higher than the average person (40-50), but lower than other Tour De France winners, Miguel Indurain (88.0, although reports exist that Indurain tested at 92-94) and Greg LeMond (92.5).[11] He has aresting heart rate of 32-34 beats per minute (bpm) with a maximum heart rate of 201 bpm.[12]
Armstrong has recorded an aerobic capacity of 83.8 mL/kg/min (VO2 Max),[9][10] higher than the average person (40-50), but lower than other Tour De France winners, Miguel Indurain (88.0, although reports exist that Indurain tested at 92-94) and Greg LeMond (92.5).[11] He has aresting heart rate of 32-34 beats per minute (bpm) with a maximum heart rate of 201 bpm.[12]
Most Active
Recent Topics
