High resting heart rate at 16 years old
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i am 16 years old and my resting heart rate is around 80 bpm which is considered normal, however, it only takes me walking up my stairs at home (13 steps) for it to increase to 105 bpm. i do exercise and its not like im in bad shape. sometimes i do some dancing, by that i mean just jumping round and going absolutely crazy, it raises to 130 bpm but then i monitor it and it drops from 130 beats to 100 in around 15-25 seconds.
when i was born, my heart rate was 86 beats per minute. it always has been a bit on the higher side of the scale and it does rapidly increase with exercise but it also rapidly decreases when i stop. my blood pressure seems to fluctuate sometimes too. i have had an ECG in the past and the nurse said everything looked good but it was a bit irregular, couldve been because i was quite nervous and i used to have minor problems with anxiety. it'd be nice to see what others would think about this, perhaps im just a hypochondriac . thank you!
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dean30360 emily93661
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Hi Emily,
Relax your heart rate is fine for your age. So is your exercise rate and speed your heart rate reduces at. It is also normal for blood pressure to fluctuate.
During exercise it is normal for heart rate to hit 180 - 200 bpm in healthy people. If it was 130 bpm at rest then you would have a problem but 80 is fine.
Stop worrying and start enjoying the best days of your life! Young and healthy, make the most of it!
Dean
emily93661 dean30360
Posted
haha, thank you Dean. that is some good advice and i'll be sure to take it x
snow802 emily93661
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Hi Emily,
First, let me say I am not a physician, only an educated layperson.
Next, you write that your heart rate was 86 bpm when you were born. That's actually pretty low for a newborn. Babies and kids have higher resting heart rates than adults.
Now, as to your current resting heart rate of 80. Totally normal. It is also completely normal for your heart rate to go up when you exercise. If it didn't, your muscles wouldn't get the oxygen they need to run, dance, swim, whatever it is. Again, I'm not a doctor, but it sounds to me like you are functioning normally!
emily93661 snow802
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thank you for telling me this! xx
jen86183 emily93661
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Hi Emily,
You are perfectly normal, it is supposed to go up when you move and down when you stop. Please do not focus your time on this and get hung up on your heart, go and enjoy your life and make happy memories to look back on when you have your own children and grandchildren.
emily93661 jen86183
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thank you jen for putting my mind at rest xx
christina69014 emily93661
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THAT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL!!! No need to worry!! both bp and ht fluctuate.
emily93661 christina69014
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thank you xx