Normal HR fluctuations range?

[Caitlyn6]

Could people tell me what a normal HR fluctuation should be in the course of a day? E.G my resting HR is about 54 but when I walk my dog it's 120, go to the gym it's about 150. During the day it's mostly between 70 and 130 when I'm moving. Is this normal? I'm 50 with hypertension which is medicated for. I am on erindopril 4mg and bisoprolol 1.25. I think my fluctuations are too extreme but no one tells me why. I had a 24 hr ecg which gp said was normal. HR fluctuations from 48-150. I have requested a printout of it. Thanks for reading.

[Caitlyn6]

Thanks. And it doesn't harm the heart to be high then? My fit bit monitor is almost always in yellow/red, when I'm not sitting down or asleep

[Caitlyn6]

Very helpful explanation

[Hatchjd]

My husband has a resting heart rate 80-90’s, regularly up to 130 with brisk walking. He has had hypertension for 10 years and takes losartan. Following a CT angio that was clear He asked the cardiologist about the fast heart rate. He was told it was normal and that there was no evidence that life expectancy was affected by a normal higher or lower heart rate.

[Hidden]

I can hit 130 just getting up to put the kettle on. At the gym, I quickly get to 180 doing a gentle jog on the treadmill. My normal resting hr is anything from 50 to 100bpm, but there are days where I literally scratch my head and it jumps from to 70 to 110. I have SVT and I’m on a calcium channel blocker to manage that, but I do still get a lot of palpitations: the last week long Holter I had showed nothing other than the ‘reactive heart rate’, but cardiology were completely happy and said the reactivity wasn’t a concern because it correlated to getting up and moving about - some people are just like that. In short, what you’re describing seems within normal to me and my understanding, and I certainly wouldn’t describe it as extreme fluctuations. As per another reply, the colour coding on your fitbit is not a warning system indicative of good or bad, but I’d also add don’t get too hooked up on the numbers in any event - it’s been proven in the last couple of years that the hr function on all these devices (including the expensive smart watches) can be out by as much as 20% depending on the make, and the manufacturers themselves don’t recommended them for people with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions.

[beardy_chris in reply to Hidden]

It's good advice not to get 'hooked on the numbers'. My cardiologist says "Don't worry about the numbers. How do you feel?".

[lavander1]

Sounds normal to me. My 24 hour tapes shows drops to 30 BPM during the night with long absences in between beats, this was abnormal. Yours sounds fine.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to lavander1]

Thank you

[Caitlyn6 in reply to lavander1]

What was the cause of your low HR?