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Your resting heart rate is the heart pumping the lowest amount of blood you need because youâre not exercising. If youâre sitting or lying and youâre calm, relaxed and arenât ill, your heart rate is normally between 60 (beats per minute) and 100 (beats per minute). But a heart rate lower than 60 doesnât necessarily signal a medical problem. It could be the result of taking a drug such as a beta blocker.
The target heart rate for a healthy heart is anywhere from 50% to 85% of your calculated maximum heart rate. For example, if you are 40 years of age, your maximum heart rate should be at around 180 beats per minute, and your target heart rate between 90 and 153 beats per minute. It is good for your heart to be exercised. Like any other muscle in your body, exercise will make it stronger.