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A 29-year-old male asked:

I have had a low resting heart rate via my fitbit tracker that says its 53-58 im 29 year old male who works out and exercises 5 days a week no smoking or alcohol, is a low resting heart rate in this range of any concerns, its always been below 60

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Dr. Mark Fisher
Neurology 31 years experience
A low resting heart rate almost certainly means you're in excellent physical shape. If you're concerned, it's entirely reasonable to get a baseline EKG. If it's normal other than the low rate, you can relax.
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