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Originally Posted by Baltar  57 bpm is an awesome resting heart rate. The average for men is 70, and for women 75. The lower the better of course, but I don't think it's possible to go lower than around 45-50 without the heart growing too big (which causes its own problems). |
As I noted in my post 57 is *very* good, but my concern was that unless the original poster is a serious athlete (the indication was that he/she had just started cardio") it might be too low. The medical terminology for a resting heart rate under 60 is "bradycardia". It's only a problem if their are symptoms associated with it, but a resting heart rate that low in someone who isn't a serious athlete is a bit unusual. Don't know if its cause for alarm or anything, but it is *very* low for someone who hasn't been training for years...