What kind of pulse should a normal person have?

Heart Rate

The frequency of heartbeats can depend on many factors, so before you measure it, you must be perfectly healthy and do not take stimulants.

Factors affecting the heart rate:

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  age - with the passage of time palpitationthe person slows down. So, in newborns it is up to 130 beats per minute, and the pulse in old age can reach 60-65 beats, and this is considered normal;


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  sex - in men it is lower than in women. Palpitation of a healthy man is 60-70 beats per minute, and women are 70-80;


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  growth - the heartbeat of tall people is slower than that of undersized;


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  physical state of the body - regular physical activity leads to the fact that the pulse remains virtually unchanged from the age of majority to the elderly;


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  stress;


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  well-being;


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  time of day - the slowest heartbeat is observed in the early morning and at night, but during the dream period it can increase to 100 beats per minute, as during physical exertion or stress;


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  the position of the body - in the recumbent position of the heartbeat is less frequent than in the sitting or standing position;


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  eating;


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  alcohol consumption;


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  smoking.

If the pulse is accelerating for no apparent reason, thismay indicate the prerequisites for diseases. But it can accelerate for many reasons, even from the fact that a person simply abruptly moved from a lying position to a standing one. In this case, the pulse of a healthy person will increase by 8-12 beats per minute.

Helpful advice: if you decide to seriously engage in sports, you need to know that the pulse of a healthy person should not go beyond certain frequency limits. Calculate your individual framework is very simple. To do this, from 220 take your age. For example, if you are 25 years old, your maximum score can be 195 beats per minute. But we are talking about the permissible maximum. For normal fat burning and muscle training, the pulse should be only 60-70% of this maximum. In our case, 117-135 blows.

How to measure the pulse

As you can see, a number of factors influence the heart rate, some of which are quite natural. So how do you calculate the correct "pure" pulse? In this you will be helped by certain rules.

To measure the heart rate, follow these guidelines:

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   It can be measured in any places where the veins are closer to the surface of the skin - neck, wrist, inguinal region. Traditionally, the wrist is selected for this purpose. Such a pulse is called radiation.


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   Slightly bend your arm around your wrist, wrapping it around the bottom with your other hand.


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   Nameless, index and middle fingers, arrange one line and attach to the radial artery, slightly pressing.


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   Just below the radius, you will feel the impulses. Adjust the pressure of your fingers to better feel the shock of blood.

It is very easy to measure the pulse of a person. This will help you lead a healthy lifestyle, adjust cardio training and be aware of your health status. If the elderly person has a pulse of 49 or lower, you can recognize a serious ailment in time and provide assistance.