The onset of heart-rate monitoring devices has made us seriously look at our heart rate or pulse as an important indicator of our health. But with the development of conflicting research lately, it can be hard to differentiate between fact from fiction.
Here are some of the common myths that you're better off overlooking:
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That¡¯s the old standard that has been the gold standard for a while. But current?research states that a healthy range should be lower. In fact, The British Medical Journal states that a resting heart rate higher than 76 beats per minute is associated with heart disease.?
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An abnormally fast heartbeat or palpitations as they are more commonly referred to can be caused by a multitude of factors, including caffeine, alcohol, stress, exercise and so on. Although palpitations from a heart attack is possible, it remains to be only one out of the several reasons that cause your heart rate to spike.
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Your heart rate measures the number of times your heart beats in a minute, while your blood pressure measures the force of blood circulating in your blood vessels and they are completely different measurements.?
Although they can change at the same time; for instance, a rise in both when you exercise, you can have a stronger heart and weaker blood vessels or vice versa.?
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Athletes or active people have a lower resting heart rate as their hearts typically grow stronger and hence have to work lesser to deliver oxygen throughout the body. If you¡¯re not someone who is active and encounters low heart rate accompanied by dizziness, fainting, or weakness speak to your doctor as that could indicate a more serious issue.?
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Men have lower resting heart rates and a higher peak heart rates compared to women. It also changes drastically during physical activity and takes lesser time to go back?to normal after workouts. That¡¯s because women have smaller hearts, which requires them to work harder to pump blood to the entire body. ?
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Measure your heart rate and blood pressure at a time when you¡¯re relaxed for accurate results. Measuring it after a workout or when you¡¯re stressed will give you skewed results. Randomly measuring it through the day can also give you an average. ?
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A brief HIIT workout may burn a ton of calories, but the optimum heart rate you need to maintain to achieve maximum fat loss doesn¡¯t work on the same principal. A steady-paced workout at around 45-60 per of your maximum heart rate puts you in the fat-burning zone; meaning you burn more fat when you¡¯re heart rate is maintained at this level.?