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What Should Be Average Heart Rate Of An Elderly Woman?
Question: What is the average heart rate for a woman of 82?
Brief Answer:
range is 60 to 100
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The normal heart rate for an adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute though most persons have rates between 60 to 80.
The heart rate is lower for person who are physically fit because the heart can achieve the same work at a lower rate.
For your age, your target heart rate when exercising is between 75 to 130 beats per minute. This is how high the heart rate is expected to go with moderate activity.
The heart rate with activity however, would depend on the type and intensity of the activity done.
It is possible, if you have always been an active person, that you have a lower heart rate because you are fit for your age.
If this is not the case then it may be related to the nerves that are involved in controlling the heart rate.
The heart rate is controlled by parts of the nervous system called the sympathetic and parasympathic nervous system.
If there is any dysfunction (abnormal function) of these systems it can affect heart rate response with exercise.
This can occur in common conditions such as diabetes, autoimmune diseases, some infections, side effect of some medications.
Summary: (1) heart rate normally ranges from 60 to 100 but varies from one person to the next
(2)heart rate is lower in persons who are normally physically active
(3)the heart rate response to exercise can be affected by conditions of parts of the nervous system
(4)your lower heart rate may be your normal for you but if you are having symptoms , you may want to consider an ECG test.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
range is 60 to 100
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The normal heart rate for an adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute though most persons have rates between 60 to 80.
The heart rate is lower for person who are physically fit because the heart can achieve the same work at a lower rate.
For your age, your target heart rate when exercising is between 75 to 130 beats per minute. This is how high the heart rate is expected to go with moderate activity.
The heart rate with activity however, would depend on the type and intensity of the activity done.
It is possible, if you have always been an active person, that you have a lower heart rate because you are fit for your age.
If this is not the case then it may be related to the nerves that are involved in controlling the heart rate.
The heart rate is controlled by parts of the nervous system called the sympathetic and parasympathic nervous system.
If there is any dysfunction (abnormal function) of these systems it can affect heart rate response with exercise.
This can occur in common conditions such as diabetes, autoimmune diseases, some infections, side effect of some medications.
Summary: (1) heart rate normally ranges from 60 to 100 but varies from one person to the next
(2)heart rate is lower in persons who are normally physically active
(3)the heart rate response to exercise can be affected by conditions of parts of the nervous system
(4)your lower heart rate may be your normal for you but if you are having symptoms , you may want to consider an ECG test.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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