Measure your resting and recovery heart rates, enter your numbers in the recovery heart rate calculator below, and find out how fit and healthy you truly are!
When we do cardio regularly, we strengthen both the heart and lungs, and improve the elasticity of our blood vessels. These changes enable our cardiovascular system to do its job with ease. And with each beat, our heart starts pumping a greater volume of blood.
Due to this efficiency boost, our heart doesn’t need to pump blood as often as before. We experience a decrease in both our resting heart rate (the number of times our heart beats per minute while at complete rest) and our recovery rate (the amount of time it takes to return to our resting heart rate after exercise).
Resting Heart Rate
Measure your resting heart rate when you wake up, just before you get out of bed.
Turn the palm of your left hand so that it’s facing up. Place the index and middle fingers of your right hand just below the left wrist on the thumb side. Press the fingers slightly down until you can feel your pulse. Start the timer and count the number of times you feel a throb in 60 seconds.
Alternatively, you can also place your index and middle fingers on the side of the neck, just below the jawline. Then check your pulse there.
These are the guidelines for the resting heart rate in women:
age | 18 – 25 | 26 – 35 | 36 – 45 | 46 – 55 | 56 – 65 | 65+ |
athlete | 54 – 60 | 54 – 59 | 54 – 59 | 54 – 60 | 54 – 59 | 54 – 59 |
excellent | 61 – 65 | 60 – 64 | 60 – 64 | 61 – 65 | 60 – 64 | 60 – 64 |
good | 66 – 69 | 65 – 68 | 65 – 69 | 66 – 69 | 65 – 68 | 65 – 68 |
above average | 70 – 73 | 69 – 72 | 70 – 73 | 70 – 73 | 69 – 73 | 69 – 72 |
average | 74 – 78 | 73 -76 | 74 -78 | 74 -77 | 74 -77 | 73 -76 |
below average | 79 – 84 | 77 – 82 | 79 – 84 | 78 – 83 | 78 – 83 | 77 – 84 |
poor | 85+ | 83+ | 85+ | 84+ | 84+ | 84+ |
Recovery Heart Rate
To measure your recovery heart rate, do the step up exercise for 4 minutes, sit down for 1 minute and then take your pulse for 15 seconds. That’s heart rate 1. Rest for another 45 seconds, and take your pulse again for 15 seconds. That’s heart rate 2. Repeat one last time for heart rate 3, and calculate the recovery heart rate using the calculator below. Start the timer and follow along.
Recovery Heart Rate Calculator
These are the guidelines for the recovery heart rate in women:
score | excellent | good | fair | poor | very poor |
recovery rate | >89 | 80 – 89 | 65 – 79 | 55 – 64 | <54 |
score | recovery rate |
excellent | >89 |
good | 80 – 89 |
fair | 65 – 79 |
poor | 55 – 64 |
very poor | <54 |
Measure your resting and recovery heart rates once a month, write down your results on our free template and learn how healthy and fit you truly are!
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