{"id":10493,"date":"2022-11-26T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/causes-and-how-to-lower-it\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T14:20:07","slug":"causes-and-how-to-lower-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/causes-and-how-to-lower-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes and How to Lower It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most of us move through our days with very little awareness of our heart and the essential work it does to keep us alive.<\/span><\/p>\n The number of times it beats in a minute while we are relaxing at home \u2014 also known as our resting heart rate \u2014 might not seem important, but even a 20 beats per minute (bpm) difference in heart rate can shave years off your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This article will explain some of the causes and symptoms of a high resting heart rate and give you ideas about how to lower it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The average resting heart rate \u2014 also known as pulse rate \u2014 for adults is somewhere between 60 to 90 bpm. According to the American Heart Association, a high resting heart rate is fine if it doesn\u2019t exceed 100 bpm.<\/span>(1)<\/sup><\/p>\n Some athletes have a low resting heart rate that sits around 40 bpm. This low pulse rate can be attributed to the effect that aerobic exercise can have on increasing the strength and efficiency of the heart, causing it to need to beat less to distribute blood throughout the body.<\/span><\/p>\n Tachycardia is the medical term for when your heart beats over 100 bpm and affects resting heart rate because it causes irregular heart rhythms (also known as arrhythmias).<\/span><\/p>\n Your heart beats as a result of electrical impulses that signal to the chambers to contract. Irregular heart rhythms either cause the two ventricles of your heart to beat out of synch or to beat before the heart has been completely filled with blood.<\/span><\/p>\n These irregularities can result in your organs and tissues not getting enough blood and can lead to symptoms like:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhat is a Normal Resting Heart Rate?<\/span><\/h2>\n
What is Tachycardia?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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