How many beats per minute is a normal pulse?

Question

I checked mine earlier, & each time I did it it was between 90 & 120! that was as I was resting!
Is this a bit high?

Answer 1

"Normal" is defined as a heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute. Less than 60 beats per minute is bradycardia (low heart rate), more than 100 beats per minute is tachycardia (rapid heart rate).

A resting heart rate of 90 is on the high side of normal, but depends on many factors - firstly, how fit are you? Do you exercise regularly? If not, that will generally push your resting heart rate up a bit. Other things, such as anxiety, pain or an overactive thyroid can also cause a tachycardia.

Having a resting heart rate of 90 beats per minute isn't going to do you any immediate harm, it's not something you need to go running to the doctor about. Have a look at your diet and lifestyle (caffeine can increase heart rate, so can nicoteine and alcohol), do a bit of exercise if you don't already. If you have any other symptoms of an overactive thyroid, such as weight loss, despite a good appetite, sweating, and a resting tremor, see you doctor for a blood test to determine whether this is a problem or not.

Answer 2

Normal pulse for an adult after 5 minutes of rest is 60 to 100. For a pulse to be at 120 is high if it is truly resting. Patients have been prescribed medications to lower their resting pulse back into the correct rate in the past. Heart rates between 100 and 120 are sort of a borderline rate which can be easily tolerated, but usually indicate something is not quite right. Anything greater then 120 resting is considered a pathological pulse rate and should be treated as a possible cardiac pathology. Most of these cases are idiopathic which means without obvious cause, but it might be detected as adjunctive pathways in the heart's conduction system, or some sort of sick sinus syndrome etc. Medications such as over the counter cold meds can cause temporary increases in pulse rates. Another thing to consider is fever which can temporarily bring heart rates above the 120 range as well. Some psych medicines can cause this as well, and should be addressed particularly if you have had some dizzy spells recently too. Check your pulse rate after 3 minutes of laying down, then stand up for 3 more minutes and recount your pulse. Increased changes of more then 10 beats could mean you are dehydrated. A 20 rate change may need to be supplimented with IV fluids. As you can see this is a whole can of worms. You could go for years like that untreated, but eventually it would hurt you and may even enlarge your heart, Bigger hearts do not beat better. Please realize from this discussion that you should see a doctor and bring up that your pulse may rise to a resting heart rate of 120 so he can try to evaluate your situation in a more direct manner then you are currently being subjected too. Whatever happens, good luck...

Answer 3

Beats Per Minute

Answer 4

Adult 73 to 80 BPM Beat Per Minute
Child 80 to 90
Baby 100 around.
It depends on growh and growth hormones as thyroxine.

Answer 5

60-100 beats per minute is the "normal" range for healthy adults. Count for a full minute during different times of the day as your heartrate fluctuates with activity, anxiety/stress and even the time of day. If you consistently have a heartrate that fast (90 to 120), perhaps it is OK for you as this is your "normal" rate, but you may want to as about it at your next physical. If you have this fast of a pulse coupled with high blood pressure, you may want to get an appointment to check it out with your doc.

Answer 6

A resting pulse is about 70 beats per minute. If your excited or anxious it will rise considerably.

Answer 7

You don’t need to exercise for hours on end. Short, sharp sets of exercise will produce better results in case you work hard. Get a missing rope, skip for two minutes, do push ups for 60 seconds or so, skip for two minutes, rest for starters minute. Then change the push up to something else like sit ups and also do the set again. Repeat it five times and it’s an instant, effective workout that will get better results than a long manage or swim.

Answer 8

Without nervous system control, your heart would beat around 100 times per minute. However, when you are relaxed, your parasympathetic nervous system sets a resting heart beat rate of about 70 beats per minute, (resting heart rate is usually between 72-80 beats per minute in women and 64-72 beats per minute in men).

Answer 9

It depends on your age, but for an average adult of between 24 and 45 years of age, I'd say about 60-70bpm is a regular pulse.

Answer 10

Resting pulse is 60-70
You may be getting anxious about it and making your pulse go higher.
Relax and take it again when calm.
If it continues to be high, perhaps you are drinking too much caffeine?