Mine is around 60 at home. In a doctor’s office, its a little higher.
When should you worry? I feel fine.
Do you exercise regularly(particularly aerobic)? I’m almost 63 and my resting HR is 50-52.
I walk often, and take medicine for hypothyroidism.
mine is usually mid-50s (just checked and it’s 56)
Normal is between 60 and 100.
I think one should worry if it’s below 40 (unless you are an athlete) or over a hundred.
It’s been a steady 60 all my adult life. I don’t know how accurate that is, mostly it was measured with a finger and a wristwatch at doctor’s offices.
My resting heart rate is 60 BPM. I am considered healthy for my age and moderately exercise daily. During exercise I get my heart rate over 135 BPM for 10-15 minutes at a time.
RHR averages about 57-58, though at times I’ve spot checked my heart rate at 52 or so. Some days, or series of a few days, usually involving stress or disruptions from my routine I’ve seen it go into the mid 60s.
An excellent question for your doctor at your next visit.
My resting heart rate is 42. Has been for decades. I am 63. Exercising I have gotten up to a heart max of 163 on a heart rate monitor during all out intervals. Probably add two for what is true heart rate max.
My doctor is fine with my heart rate.
FWIW my regular exercise probably is not the cause; I exercise but I’m not doing half Ironmans lately. I think it is just familial high parasympathetic tone, a conclusion supported by the fact that one son also has a resting heart rate in the low 40s. (And does powerlifting more than endurance.)
Lower heart resting heart rate, 50s or less, is associated with greater longevity, and higher shorter life expectancy.
You should worry about a low heart rate if you are symptomatic with it. And a resting heart rate over 75 is an alarm bell.
My resting HR is likewise in the 40s and has been since I was a teenager. I was finally able to convince my cardiologist to stop the beta blocker when it consistently dropped into the 30s.
Was this a separate question?
Hmmm, my RHR is around 68-70. I thought it was fine but reading the posts above, I’m not sure anymore.
I’m 48, exercise moderately (4-5 yoga sessions/week), walk briskly for about 40 minutes/week day. During Covid I cycled a lot and did 3-mile runs occasionally. I’m planning on resuming those activities as soon as the weather allows it.
Non-smoker, and I haven’t drunk alcohol in over 20 years.
High 50’s for me. I’m 60, exercise consists of cycling (Zwift until the weather improves) for 45-60 minutes most days and walking between 2 to 5 miles daily.
60 most of the time. It has recently (post-Covid) dropped to the low 50s, occasionally drifting as low as 48. Cardiologist is aware and has changed meds along with scheduling several tests to evaluate this.
That’s interesting. Apart from disease, obviously, does it matter why the heart rate is low? For instance, I have a low heart rate (45 - 60), but that’s because I take a daily low dose beta blocker because of severe anxiety. Would this association be true for someone like me?
Like many stats - BP, heart rate, blood sugar, etc. It’s how much different it is from ‘normal’ that really matters. I have a higher-than-average BP and that’s been the case for over 50 years. Nurses sometime tut when they see it, but when I tell them that this is “normal for me”, they usually accept it.
Unclear. Suggestively lowering heart rate by therapeutic intervention may increase life expectancy some, still I’d WAG the why matters
Very interesting article. Thanks 
Mine tends toward 80s or so left to my own devices. My doctor has me on metoprolol, which keeps me in the 60s or 70s, which she prefers. I also do have blood pressure issues, but apparently cannot handle lisinopril side effects (even at the lowest dosage they make). Not sure how we’re going to address that.
RHR in the 40s? Amazing. Maybe it’s genetic?
Mine is about 60.