Part of the reason I started running is that I had a checkup and my blood pressure was higher than normal for my age. Hypertension, along with the usual constellation of heart issues, runs in my (proud!) Polish family--e.g., my grandfather's brothers all died in their 50s, and he had a triple bypass in '86 followed by a series of stents etc. Anyways, my mom bought me a device for measuring my blood pressure at home... and all this obsessive running has brought my blood pressure down from pre-hypertension to "normal". I was also shocked to find out that my resting heart rate (at 6.30am) was 42. Usually it is in the 50s. Is 42bpm too slow?
Update: it's up at 63. I must have still been half asleep.
A boring running cycling log.
No comments:
Post a Comment