kettlebell
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I saw on another thread the mention of Paul Jaminet and his heart rate of 50 and thought it worthy of discussion.
I know a lot of people who play sports, are in "Good shape" and have resting heart rates in the mid to low 40's (Two of them are gymnasts).
Those guys consider themselves fit and healthy. One of the reasons they consider themselves healthy is due to the low heart rate. This low heart rate is thanks to a stronger heart enabling more blood to be circulated per heart beat therefore fewer heart beats per minute (Or that's what I learned in biology at school).
This is where I struggle slightly.
What would happen if someone like that tried to achieve a heart rate of 75-80 while rested? Their heart would be circulating a lot more blood per minute than that of a life long sedentary person. Would that have any detrimental effect (Light headedness etc)
Many of the people with heart rates that low are likely hypothyroid BUT many of them may not be?
How do you measure fitness versus health? Especially in the context of the heart rate where cardiovascular fitness is measured by heart rate among other things
I know a lot of people who play sports, are in "Good shape" and have resting heart rates in the mid to low 40's (Two of them are gymnasts).
Those guys consider themselves fit and healthy. One of the reasons they consider themselves healthy is due to the low heart rate. This low heart rate is thanks to a stronger heart enabling more blood to be circulated per heart beat therefore fewer heart beats per minute (Or that's what I learned in biology at school).
This is where I struggle slightly.
What would happen if someone like that tried to achieve a heart rate of 75-80 while rested? Their heart would be circulating a lot more blood per minute than that of a life long sedentary person. Would that have any detrimental effect (Light headedness etc)
Many of the people with heart rates that low are likely hypothyroid BUT many of them may not be?
How do you measure fitness versus health? Especially in the context of the heart rate where cardiovascular fitness is measured by heart rate among other things