1. Heart rate predicts the length of life
Some animals’ lives are short-lived, while others last longer than Nanshan. Behind such a disparate life cycle, people found that their hearts beat about 800 million times. Among animals, the longevity tortoise has a long life of more than 500 years, and its heart beats at least 10 times per minute; while a little mouse has a fast heartbeat, as high as 1,200 times per minute, and only lives for more than a year before dying. According to research, the life cycle of all animals follows such a law: the faster the heart rate, the shorter the lifespan. Humans are no exception, but civilized life makes its heartbeat limit several times that of 800 million. So, biologists say that the secret to longevity is to make the heartbeat as calmly as possible.
Infants and young children: Generally speaking, the normal heartbeat range during this period is 100 to 140 beats per minute. During the crying period of infants and young children, it may even reach 180 beats per minute. During quiet sleep, the heart rate will drop and may be reduced to 70 beats per minute.
Adult period: The heart development of adults has tended to be perfect. During this period, the normal heart rate of the human body is generally 75 beats per minute, which is normal in the range of 60 to 100 beats per minute. Obviously, the heart rate of adults is more than that of infants. Toddlers are a little slower.
Elderly age: In older age, the normal heart rate of the human body is about 70 beats per minute, which is slightly slower than that of adults, but the difference is not obvious. Many elderly people suffer from high blood pressure, heart disease and other diseases. When the heart beats too fast or too slow, it will be life-threatening.
In addition, in addition to age being the cause of different heartbeat times, different states can also lead to differences in human heartbeat times. Generally speaking, when the heartbeat of an adult exceeds 100 beats per minute, it becomes a tachycardia, which may be caused by intense exercise (up to 180 beats per minute), emotional tension, anxiety (up to 100 beats per minute), etc. It is also possible that the heartbeat is accelerated due to the onset of a pathological disease.
Heart rate can give timely feedback whether the human body is in a healthy state, whether it is slow or fast heartbeat, it may be life-threatening.
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2. Heart Rate Predicts Heart Attack Risk
As far as humans are concerned, although the heart rate of 60 to 90 beats per minute at rest is in the normal range, the optimal heart rate is about 70 beats per minute. A survey shows that people with a heart rate 12 beats per minute faster than normal are 27% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than normal people. These prompts people not to ignore the speed of heart rate.
3. Heart rate predicts the prognosis of heart disease
Heart rate is fast or slow are an independent predictor of whether a heart patient will have life-threatening concerns within a year. Patients with consistently higher than normal heart rates, or with small differences between the fastest and slowest heart rates, have a fairly high chance of dying within a year. This suggests that therapy to stabilize and slow heart rate is directly related to patient survival.
4. Heart rate indicates whether the amount of exercise is appropriate
The amount of exercise is mainly measured by heart rate. For example, when aerobic exercise is effective and safe, the heart rate of a person is 170 minus the age, or it is controlled between 108 and 144.
5. Heart rate is a predictor of fatigue
Whether a person’s labor or exercise will cause fatigue due to excessive work depends on the heart rate the next morning. If the heart rate is more than 5 beats/minute faster than the previous day, it can be considered as excessive fatigue, and the amount of exercise or labor should be adjusted.
6. Heart rate prompts the effect of exercise and fitness
Whether the exercise is effective, the heart rate in the morning can also tell you. It is effective if the heart rate after a period of exercise is slower than that before the exercise by more than 5 beats/min. According to expert surveys, usually 3 months of exercise can make the heart rate start to drop 4 to 5 times per minute.
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