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What Is a Normal Resting Heart Rate?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Walt Pickut

There is no single number for a "normal" heart rate because people are all as different internally as externally. Age, sex, weight, physical conditioning and other factors work together to establish your normal heart rate. According to Medline Plus, a healthy heart rate for most adults is 60 to 100 beats per minutes.

Walt Pickut has published peer-reviewed medical research since 1971. Pickut teaches presentational speaking and holds board registries in respiratory care and sleep technology. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Business Publication Editors and is editor for "The Jamestown Gazette." Pickut holds bachelor's degrees in biology and communication, and master's degrees in physiology and mass communication.