[Jan]

Hi,

how do you properly measure your resting heart rate with a chest strap?
When I lie still in the morning and record my heart rate for about 3 minutes, is the resting heart rate the lowest heart rate that gets recorded? Or is it the average heart rate?

Thanks and best regards

Jan

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous on September 18, 2019 at 12:39 pm #28637

It’s both. Why are you measuring it? Note that resting heart rate on its own doesn’t say much about anyone…

This may help.

[Jan]

Jan on September 19, 2019 at 12:24 am #28688

I am measuring it to see if it got lower during the last 6 month and will get lower in the future. And because of page 125 of TftUA where it says that a elevated resting heart rate gives some insight to the fatigue level (though you should take it with a grain of salt).
Plus my Suunto-watch wants to know it. And I can only put one number in there, not two 😉