Heart Rate Chart

You must have noticed that your heart rate increases significantly during exercises. Your resting heart rate is nothing but the number of times your heart 'beats per minute' (bpm, the unit of measurement) when you are lying down (or sitting still) and breathing slowly. Knowing about normal 'resting heart rate' or RHR helps assess heart health. It helps know whether your heart is pumping blood efficiently and whether all body organs are receiving the necessary quantity of blood and oxygen. Before taking a look at the heart rate chart for men and women, take a look at the healthy resting heart rates.

Healthy Resting Heart Rate

• Healthy resting heart rate for newborn infants: 100 - 160 beats per minute (bpm)
• Healthy resting heart rate for children belonging to the age group 1-10 years: 70 - 120 bpm
• Healthy resting heart rate for children over 10 and adults (even seniors): 60 - 100 bpm
• Healthy resting heart rate for well-trained athletes: 40 - 60 bpm

Tachycardia is the term used to describe consistently high resting heart rate. If the resting heart rate remains below the normal values, for a longer period, then the condition is called 'bradycardia'. Athletes undergo intensive physical training. Their heart is so healthy that with minimum efforts, it can pump blood to the body organs. A healthy and strong heart can pump a higher volume of blood at each beat. So, conditioned athletes have amazingly low resting heart rate. Increased heart rate suggests that the heart is finding it difficult to pump the required amount of blood to the body organs and therefore it has to put some extra efforts (beat faster) to do the needful.

Resting Heart Rate for Men

Age	RHR for Athletes	Excellent	Good	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Poor
18-25	49-55	56-61	62-65	66-69	70-73	74-81	82+
26-35	49-54	55-61	62-65	66-70	71-74	75-81	82+
36-45	50-56	57-62	63-66	67-70	71-75	76-82	83+
46-55	50-57	58-63	64-67	68-71	72-76	77-83	84+
56-65	51-56	57-61	62-67	68-71	72-75	76-81	82+
65+	50-55	56-61	62-65	66-69	70-73	74-79	80+

Resting Heart Rate for Women

Age	RHR for Athletes	Excellent	Good	Above Average	Average	Below Average	Poor
18-25	54-60	61-65	66-69	70-73	74-78	79-84	85+
26-35	54-59	60-64	65-68	69-72	73-76	77-82	83+
36-45	54-59	60-64	65-69	70-73	74-78	79-84	85+
46-55	54-60	61-65	66-69	70-73	74-77	78-83	84+
56-65	54-59	60-64	65-68	69-73	74-77	78-83	84+
65+	54-59	60-64	65-68	69-72	73-76	77-84	84+

Use of certain medications, intensity of physical activities, overall health (fitness), room/air temperature, the size and position of your body, strong emotions like fear, anxiety, anger, panic attacks, etc. can significantly affect your heart rate. I hope the resting heart rate chart for men and the chart for women are easy to understand. You must have noticed that women have a slightly higher resting heart rate than men. If you are looking for a normal heart rate chart for kids, then here are two separate charts.

Resting Heart Rate for Boys and Girls

Resting Heart Rate for BOYS AGE Systolic Range Diastolic Range 3 yrs 104-113 63-67 4 yrs 106-115 66-71 5 yrs 108-116 69-74 6 yrs 109-117 72-76 7 yrs 110-119 74-78 8 yrs 111-120 75-80 9 yrs 113-121 76-81 10 yrs 114-123 77-82 11 yrs 116-125 78-83 12 yrs 119-127 79-83

Resting Heart Rate for GIRLS AGE Systolic Range Diastolic Range 3 yrs 104-110 65-68 4 yrs 105-111 67-71 5 yrs 107-113 69-73 6 yrs 108-114 71-75 7 yrs 110-116 73-76 8 yrs 112-118 74-78 9 yrs 114-120 75-79 10 yrs 116-122 77-80 11 yrs 118-124 78-83 12 yrs 120-126 79-82

The average resting heart rate for an adult is between 60-80. Like in adults, a kid's heart rate also varies according to the fitness level, weight, lifestyle, gender, etc. Kids exhibit varying blood pressure levels. During each heartbeat, you can measure the changes in blood pressure levels. Figures of maximum (systolic) and minimum (diastolic) pressures are given in the above charts. Babies up to age one may have resting pulse rate between 100-160. Pulse rate is generally measured by pressing fingers against the inner side of the wrist. You may refer to another buzzle article pulse rate chart for more information.

By measuring your normal resting heart rate, the target heart rate zone for you (during exercise) can be predicted. After knowing about the maximum heart rate allowed during exercise, you can increase or decrease the intensity of the exercise. You should not exercise above 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. You can make a chart for yourself and note down your readings. Exercising with very high heart rate increases cardiovascular and orthopedic risks. Moreover, it doesn't offer any extra benefit. If you think that your heart rate is abnormal, you should consult your physician.