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Heart/Cardiovascular
Normal resting heart rate
Created: Friday, October 18, 2002
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The chart below shows what the normal resting heart rate is of people according to their ages

 

  Resting heart rate
Age or fitness level Beats per minute (bpm)
Babies to age 1 100 - 160
Children age 1 to 10 60 - 140
Children age 10+ and adults 60 - 100
Fit athletes 40 - 60
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