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What does a slow resting heart rate have to do with fitness of the body?

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The heart pumps more: A heart is a muscle. With exercise it can ger stronger and work better. So just like lifting weights can make your arm strong and make it easire to lift, so can exercise strengthen your hear and require it ti beat slower to pump the same amout or more blood.

Answered 8/9/2013

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I have some kind of cold and i think I have a high fever my heart rate is 95 when I am at rest and I have pain though my body what could it be?

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19 y/o female, generally healthy, not very active (not overweight though). Been anxious about my heart lately, as my resting heart rate feels slow/I feel tired often. Resting BPM is usually around 55-60. It'll go up with exercise, but I'm worried?

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How can your resting heart rate translate into the amount of calories your body uses?

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Heart feels like it is skipping beats. BP normal. Heart rate goes from 73 to 93 on resting Not on any meds. Slight increase in body temp. No appetite.

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Normal resting heart rate is 70-80. New medication and added heat from working outside, it's now 108-135 all day long. Is this healthy? Is it not stressful on my heart or body?

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