WHAT YOUR HEART RATE MEANS
Your heart rate (HR) is the number of times your heart beats per minute. What the doctor records and cares about is your resting heart rate. Heart rate commonly increases with exercise, exertion, or emotion. These rises are not in general anything to worry about. A “normal” heart rate is often given as 72 beats per minute (bpm). However, what is normal for an individual depends on many factors. The normal range is usually listed as being anywhere from 60 – 100 bpm. Here are some of the factors that can affect heart rate.
