Pulse

[PinkSkittles]

What do we want our pulse to be?

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Resting pulse varies widely between individuals, as this link explains

hopkinsmedicine.org/health/....

It’s a good idea to check your resting pulse occasionally. Personally, I don’t do this regularly (ie using a FitBit) as I can fixate on it… I worry less by monitoring less!

[PinkSkittles in reply to Buddy195]

This is a conventional medicine website though- they always have broad ranges.

[Buddy195 Administrator in reply to PinkSkittles]

There will be a massive range of resting pulses on this forum too.

What is your resting pulse? Are you concerned about it?

[PinkSkittles in reply to Buddy195]

73

[csj113 in reply to PinkSkittles]

Why wouldn’t they? It’s factually correct. Pulse rates vary between individuals. I used to be an athlete and a common misconception is that athletes always have a low resting pulse but I never did - it was not my physiology.

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I don’t think you have anything to worry about Tabba; yours is well within normal range 👍

It might be a good idea to add more information about your thyroid journey so far to your profile, so members have a better understanding of any ongoing symptoms, blood test results etc.

[Zephyrbear]

Detectable? 😁

[Ellie-Louise in reply to Zephyrbear]

I was about to say pulsating. Lol

[helvella Administrator]

My resting heart rate has varied between 74 and 95 over the past six months.

But my actual heart rate over the same period has varied from 40 to 195.

I think that a spot check has little value. There are too many factors which impact on our heart rate in the short term - minutes to hours. Even thinking about heart rate can see it change!

My figures come from a worn device (an Apple Watch 8 but most such devices collect data similarly).