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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.
Heart rates that are too low or too high may cause health problems. Consult with your doctor if your resting heart rate drops below 60 or rises above 100 for a consistent period of time. Doctors call lower-than-normal heart rates bradycardia, and higher-than-usual heart rates tachycardia. The normal heart rate for adults generally ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. This means your heart normally beats one to two times per second. Calculate your resting heart rate by placing your index and middle fingers on your neck to the side of your windpipe.