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Resting Heart Rate

pulse taken at wrist

What is Resting Heart Rate? Resting Heart Rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute while at rest, typically measured when you are awake but sitting or lying down in a relaxed state.  It is a measure of how quickly the heart is working to pump blood to the body. Heart rate

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What is Blood Pressure?

Resting blood pressure - Exercise Physiology Institute

Blood pressure is the force that blood exerts against the walls of arteries as it flows through them. It is measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and expressed as two numbers, systolic pressure (the top number) and diastolic pressure (the bottom number). Systolic pressure is the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts and

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