What Is Your Lowest Heart Rate ever?
Well, if you can’t win the races, you’ve got to focus on other competitions. One of my personal favorites is the physical parameter: Low Resting Heart Rate. As I have described previously, your resting heart rate gets lower as your conditions gets better. You will probably already have noticed that your resting heart is lower when you are in good shape. This is because of a larger stroke volume or more correctly a bigger parasympathic drive on the sinus node. It is easy to monitor your resting heart rate, just put on your Polar rim when you wake up and relaxe for a couple of minutes. Now I want to know: Who has had the lowest resting heart rate ever?
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Jesper Therkildsen said,
June 8, 2007 @ 10:45 pm
My lowest heart rate was recorded back in 1999. 36bpm. I didn’t believe the monitor, so I confirmed it by manual counting. :-)
Patria said,
June 8, 2007 @ 11:33 pm
36 for me, too (at sea level). At higher elevation, it’s consistently 38. Is the range of hr’s what’s more important/something to brag about? Like if you have a really low resting hr & super high max? My max is pretty low.
Christian said,
June 9, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
Manual messured 34 bpm May 2007.
Training 2×5x 37 km. To and from work every day. + 100 - 150km during weekends.
By the way.
I was ill a couple of days later…
Steve said,
June 11, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
I am not going to win this competition, but your resting heart rates impresses me.
46 bpm.
Mauricio Magallanes said,
June 11, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
Well i think the record is with Miguel Indurain… he was reporting an average resting pulse of 29 bpm. Mine.. well.. lets put this, this way… to high.. hehehe… its on 62 “IF” i sleep well… usually i dont… usually, I sleep less than 5 hours…
C’ya
Sherry said,
June 12, 2007 @ 7:45 am
I think mine was 46…I’m a novice
I measure before bed, and that rate is usually lower than my morning rates…is there a physiological reason for that?
L Oertel said,
June 14, 2007 @ 4:57 am
I’ve seen as low as 36 a couple years back. My heart rate monitor only goes down to 40 and I’ve seen it pegged low many times. I am in pretty good shape but I believe it’s mostly genes.
glenn said,
June 16, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
39… my mom was worried so she sent the EKG to the doctors.
(she’s the one that did the EKG)
lee said,
June 17, 2007 @ 6:28 am
i’m 35 now, and my rate was 36 when i was 17. it’s 39 now! not sure how it’s survived the years at uni etc, but i’m glad it’s taking care of me!
Sue said,
June 19, 2007 @ 7:45 am
I woke up one morning and put my head on my husbands chest. I was startled to find that his heart rate was 31 bpm- I woke him up to make sure he was ok! Later verification- yup 31 bpm.
Must be genetic because he only bikes about 20K/week to work. He’s quite thin and can easily run 10K without training. Lucky!! My heart rate is 50 and I do lots of running/swimming/biking.
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June 19, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
[…] Meter Tips - Training4cyclists.comWhat Is Your Highest Power Output Ever?June 19, 2007 at 2:00 pm · Filed under Power meterThe post about who had the lowest restingheart rate was well visited. Thus, I thought it might be interesting to hear who has performed the highest power output ever? One of the interesting conclusions from the empiric study about resting heart rates indicates that genes often play a bigger than training level it self. That is greatly illustrated by Sue who counted her husband heart rate to as low as 31 beats per minute. […]
Lars Ejaas said,
June 19, 2007 @ 3:10 pm
Now I have heard several places that resting heart rate could somehow be related to bodyfatpercentage.
This is quite unscientific, but I myself have seen lower resting heart rates when my bodyfat percentage has been quite low a couple of years ago (This effect isn’t necessarily related to fitness).
I really do not test my resting heart rate these days - I really can’t see much use of this measurement, but I THINK it is in the upper 30’s.
Gary said,
June 27, 2007 @ 8:47 am
32 BPM….18 years ago @ 20 yo training all the time. Now 50-60 as a fat couch potato. Sad part is it rarely gets above 90 during my day job…I miss working hard since I’m hardly working.
manny said,
July 7, 2007 @ 8:22 pm
So I was woundering what is all of your max heart rate’s that will tell more, if you resting is 45 but your max is 175 you are normal, but if your resting is 45 and your max is 200 that is impressive. Like lance his resting is 35 max 201!
cheers
Michael said,
July 9, 2007 @ 9:30 am
Mine is 36 at the moment and my max is 216, im 17. I think genetics has a lot to do with it cause my dads is 52 and he is almost 50 with hardly any training.
And i dont regard myself as a crazy training athlete. So genetics has a lot to do with it.
Im gonna see how low i can get it, i am doin the Nossa Triathlon in November so i will see if i can get it sub 30.
But heart rate isnt the full story cause Lance was 36min, 207max, but that wasnt the thing that made him an amazing cyclist. It was his lactate toloerance.
Mike said,
July 12, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
I never really paid attention to this until one day i got a 39 in the doctor’s office. He asked to check it like 3 more times until the doctor told him it’s lower in athletes. I’ve started keeping track of since then, trying to get t lower.
The lowest RHR i’ve heard of is like 34. a Tour de France cyclist.
I wonder how low it must be in marathon runners or cyclists who are asleep!
Paul said,
July 24, 2007 @ 10:54 am
Recorded 32 a few weeks back. I am 39 years old and weigh 270lbs at 24% bodyfat so was a bit concerned. But I have trained very hard most of my adult life. Cycle about 24kms daily, plus alternate days intense cardio and weights. Used to be a fitness instructor doing up to three classes a day plus competitions, which probably explains the low pulse. Put on weight while doing a desk job. My fitness is now close to what it used to be and my fat % is dropping so curious to see how low the pulse goes…
Ryan said,
August 2, 2007 @ 5:12 pm
I’ve been running for about a year but when I joined a new gym last week I received a health evaluation. One of the components was to measure your heart rate. I run about 30-40K per week so it surpised them how quick I reached 90% of ‘Max heart rate’ about 172. She explained this was unusual as I am in reasonable shape and my heart rate dropped quickly to resting pace. During the evaluation I did not feel too much effort being exerted.
(I’m a small guy 5 6′ and weigh 145 ibls)
I bought a HRM since this and have reached 200 during some tough hills and I seem to run at a pace aroung 170-180. My resting rate is about 50-60 and brisk walking is 115-125 it seems
This fitness test has me all worked up that I am over doing it - yet running at a HR of 150-160 I feel I am barely exerting any effort? Any comments suggestions of where I can research further?
Jesper Therkildsen said,
August 3, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Ryan,
You’ve come to the right place. There are several articles about heart rate training here.
Your working heart rate is in the upper part of normal range, but there is no problem in that. Maybe your maximum heart rate is higher than 200, making your working heart rate even more normal. I don’t know which test protocol you have used to test your maximum heart rate, but as you can see in this article: http://www.training4cyclists.com/how-to-find-your-maximum-heart-rate/
there are typical mistakes that results in a maximum heart rate that is lower than it really is.
I suggest you continue your workouts where you feel you get the best training (170-180bpm).
Best regards,
Jesper
Mike said,
August 28, 2007 @ 2:24 am
I’m 48 and my bpm was 38 this am at the dentist. I need to check the resting rate. Never bike just run.
mikey vl said,
August 30, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
the lowest ever recorded was by a swedish cross country skiier, he and his entire family had a mutated gene which means they all had a superior amount of haemoglobin or oxygen transporting cells than the average human and his resting bpm (unbelievable as it may be) is 16 bpm!
Gateau said,
October 5, 2007 @ 10:33 am
It is amazing how everyone here has such a low RHR. My resting heart rate is about 58 and my max HR (that I have ever hit on my Polar) is about 213. Not sure if that is the real max or not.. it seems too high but pressure point measurement over 6 secs (multiplied by 10 later) seems to confirm the accuracy of the Polar. And the thing is… I don’t even seem to be exercising at max.. feels more like 90% or so… Is this normal or should I be worried?
Malcolm said,
October 24, 2007 @ 11:29 am
I’m 53 and my RHR is around 42. Bike every other day and do time Trialing and Audax rides. Try to keep in shape but can’t get rid of the belly easily (age??).
Usually bike at top end of MHR which I guess is 175 but haven’t had any testing.
I have a systolic heart murmor detected when I was 18 but it has never bothered me and some medics can’t even detect it.
Aaron said,
November 12, 2007 @ 4:03 am
I’m 13 - I lift weights & run 5 to 7 days of the week- and my resting heart heart is 45 BPM (I did whole minute I didn’t think of the 15 second thing) . I’m a big guy though 5′11 155 pounds (I’m not sure if that changes anything much, or does it?)
PS: don’t ask how I found this site I was just bored
Aaron said,
November 12, 2007 @ 4:05 am
Oh! forgot to add the 45 BPM is my resting heart beat.
Art Scott said,
November 21, 2007 @ 8:44 pm
I’m 71 and a former avid runner. My RHR is 40 bpm, too low for automated testing. I walk 2 times per day about 3 miles, briskly. Resent EKG was normal.
Haven’t run in several years.
blabla said,
November 26, 2007 @ 11:39 pm
most of u guys lie, unless you are a marathon runner you can have such low heart rates.
blah blah blah said,
December 10, 2007 @ 12:50 am
blabla, you’re just jealous because your bpm probably sucks! More people than marathon runners can have low heart rates. You have to think about rest durations, nutrition, body mass, training intensity, and many other things… not only distance.
BTW, I bet you are one of those who argue and do nothing else. I am going for a workout right now. You still on the couch, sucka?!?!?
Paul said,
December 10, 2007 @ 7:55 pm
Well said, blah blah blah.
Yup, it’s always the lazy ones. Where were you blabla when we were pushing ourselves to the limit day after day? Probably sitting aroung drinking beers and watching tv.
I’m off for 45 minutes of high intensity interval training myself…
Michael said,
December 11, 2007 @ 4:00 am
Blah blah blah your a legend, blabla your an idiot why would someone lie about there lowest resting heart rate on a sight devoted to exercise and networking between athletes who take pride in there training and becoming the best they can be, endurance athletes do it for the pain and being able to say you accomplished something, its about racing against yourself and beating your PB. Get off the couch and stop spreading pointless remarks.
Fattyhidalgo said,
December 12, 2007 @ 8:09 am
My Resting Heart Rate is 68bpm and I weigh 312 pounds at 6′ 4″. I think I am tough as nails and would like somebody to give me their heart for a transplant so I can win an olympic medal in some sport like rowing. I used to be in Army ROTC and I would always come in first in the two-mile run. At that time I weighed 250 pounds with no fat, but my best RHR was only ever reached 54 bpm. Technical babble: moving a mass M through a distance X requires work W that is proportional to the force required to move the mass times the distance:
W = F * X
The units of Work are Energy units (Joules or Calories)
But Power = Work per unit time: Power = Work/Time
Power is measured in Watts (W)
Thus if you consider the heart as an engine, who has the strongest engine? Not me. Who is the toughest human being alive? Me.
Bigbadboy said,
December 18, 2007 @ 12:49 am
I’m 52, quite fit but a smoker too. RHR is currently 52, has been as low as 35 years ago when I did a lot of sport. A few months ago I was diagnosed with atral fibrulation and have had to have a cardioversion performed. So far so good. This has motivated me to get back into some serious training again. My highest heart rate when I was about 20 was something over 230, just recently I got to 228 during some sprint swim training. Am I putting myself at risk… but I don’t feel ill for it!
flo rida said,
December 22, 2007 @ 1:20 am
40 … when im sleeping im sure its a few numbers lower
John said,
December 27, 2007 @ 6:55 am
Minutes ago I opneded up a letter from my doctor. I am 48 and recently had a rate of 46. I run 4-5x per week for 50 minutes, lift weights for 45 minutes each day and sauna each day for 30 minutes. I am 6′3″ and 233 lbs. I had a heart attack 2 years ago today 12-26-05 thus the timing of this letter
had me so scared. I feel better now that I know others have low rates too.
Any comments would be helpful. Thanks. John in Los Angeles.
Tricia said,
December 29, 2007 @ 6:47 am
Good evening. I recently bought a HRM. I have been sitting here reading up on HR info to figure out what a good HR is and found this site. I am a 37 yr old female. I work out quite a bit and was a bit alarmed when I saw that my HR was around 48 BPM this evening. Most of the charts show HR charts with a range of 60-100 BPM. I was especially nervous when I started looking at the Brachycardia information, but I have no symptoms. Thanks for posting this information. It relieved my mind. I will double check with my doc at my physical in February to be on the safe side. Thanks again!
franz said,
January 16, 2008 @ 7:34 am
wow im amazed at how many liars are here, you dont have heart rates in the 30s weighing 270 lbs 20% bodyfat, you proabaly have a heart that beats irregularly with 1 strong beat for every 2 weak beats
Paul said,
January 16, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
wow franz, thanks for that. And all this time I thought my pulse was low because I’ve trained my guts out all my life. I’ve been regularly taking my pulse for the past year both manually and using a monitor and it is always a rock-stready beat in the range 31 to 34. So presumably that means my monitor must be broken AND I can’t count. As for my weight, I’ve alway’s been heavy. Was 220lbs at 8% bodyfat. You don’t have to be light to be fit. Try doing the training I do in a week and you’ll see why my pulse is so low…
Martin Brady said,
January 18, 2008 @ 9:05 pm
Hi all. Could i make a small update to this thread please. The slowest heart rate on record is 27 bpm achieved by Martin Brady in August 2005. I know its only a beat or 2 lower than Miguels, but its my only claim to fame. cheers Martin
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Robbo said,
January 31, 2008 @ 11:21 pm
hi all, son had book of records out. Conversation got round to my heart beat, discussed my lowest as being 27 but normal rest is at 36, typed in on net and came up with this site nice one martin quite unusual, im 6′4″ and 19 stone and always into my fitness, now 42 yrs, son has resting pulse rate of 39 bpm
firegirl said,
February 3, 2008 @ 9:44 am
2 years ago when I was 21 I had a HR of 29. It was durnig the night when I was sleeping ( I was hooked up to a HR moniotor). Every time my HR went too 30 or below an alarm would go off to wake me up. Anyway, the Doc told me it was too low, so I had to “work” on rasing it.
UltraRob said,
February 6, 2008 @ 6:42 pm
Just after I graduated from college, I did a 10 day mountain climbing expedition in Alaska. I was already very fit and was riding pretty much every day plus hiking. My resting HR was typically in the low 30s but after climbing 10-12 hours a day for 10 days, my resting HR was 28 for a couple weeks.
Now I’m 36 and on several asthma medications. I’m happy when my resting HR is in the mid 40s.
Dave said,
February 20, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Good to read others like me!
Resting/seated or standing at 38bpm, walking about at home goes up to 44.
I can ride for hours at 176bpm and recorded a short burst max (a few sustained seconds on an uphill sprint) at 208bpm. Wasn’t comfortable over 200bpm though
Also, I am sufficiently aware of heart beat to count without need to feel for pulse. I can also modify the rate lower by thinking/breathing and raise it by thinking about going for a run (which I hate).
I’m 36, and believe the low rate is familial, although I enjoy working hard whenever excercising.
Dave said,
February 20, 2008 @ 12:04 am
Forgot to add other stats for info: I’m 6ft 2 or 3 (depends on time of day) and weigh 92kgs.
Tom said,
February 23, 2008 @ 6:05 am
Wow… I thought I was in good shape. I have been a firefighter for 4 years and I workout all of the time with crossfit. 44bpm is the best I can do at 26yo and 6′3″.
See ya.
jacko said,
February 26, 2008 @ 4:50 am
wow really my record is ur not gonna believe it but 4 bpm i was declared dead but now im good
Matthew said,
February 26, 2008 @ 6:18 am
By the middle of last year I thought I’d become pretty fit as I’d given up a life long career of heavy smoking in November 2007. With some fairly regular training I watched my resting heart rate come down from circa 72bpm on morning wake up to 51bpm which I thought was pretty good for a 44 year old and frankly I never thought I’d see it improve. I did the Dragon ride in Wales last June and according to my Garmin I hit 192bpm on the top of the Rhigos (which probably explains why I got off and practically passed out - really embrarrasing when all these riders are going past you whilst talking about the weather). Anyway, I’ve been training a bit earlier for the event this year. I’ve done loads of fat burning excercise and shed 12lbs since new year. The draw back appears three fold. Firstly I simply cannot get my heart rate up anywhere near where it could go last June, although I’m putting out more power at a lower heart rate. Secondly, the consequence of a now resting heart rate of 40 / 42 bpm has also resulted in a resting blood pressure of 71 over 43 which is a bit worrying, and finally the consequence of that is that I can’t get to sleep through worry and restlesness hence googling Blood Pressure and finding this site at 4a.m. According to all the RHR’s posted hear, I’ve got nothing to worry about. To be honest, although I can’t see it happening somehow, I don’t really want to end up like Indurain and have to sleep upright in a chair every night. Seriously, does anyone who’s posted on this site with such low B’sPM have resting blood pressure this low and if so is it a problem?
Matthew said,
February 26, 2008 @ 6:21 am
Me again - gave up the smoking November 2006 - not 2007
Michael said,
February 27, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
Matthew, your BP is a bit worrying, youll find your max heart rate will gradually drop with age (about 220-your age) but it changes abit depending on training, im 18 and my max is 223, my resting is about 36.
Christian said,
March 3, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
Just measured 41b bpm this Saturday 15 minutes after going to bed. Measured 220 bpm after intense interval training at the gym last week, and 180 bpm one minute later.
I’m a computer geek/business student and spend most of my time sitting in lectures or in front of the computer.
Started exercising 3 weeks ago, 5 day per week, mostly endurance. Prior to this my lowest manually measured HR was at 47 during the Christmas holidays.
So I guess 3 weeks of endurance training is having an effect?
yannick goulet said,
March 16, 2008 @ 5:18 am
i am 33, i play tennis 5 times a week and hit the gym 3 to 4 times a week!!!
my RHR is consistently 50 to 55 and tonight i hit a all time low of 48!!!
Since i am not a runner or a cyclist will or can my RHR go lower then 48?????
believe it or not three years ago my RHR was 88, scary but true,drastic lifestyle change has done me wonder!!!!! please replied…..thanks
yannick goulet said,
March 20, 2008 @ 2:28 am
matthew my blood pressure use to be 150/100 and i have changed big time my lifestyle and i mean BIGTIME. now my bp will go has low as 112/69.thats like minus 30 40 points so maybe you had 130 85 norm and now you like me dropped 30 to 40 points. i hope this helps to sooth your mind. CONGRATS on the RHR i am am still behind in that department !!! 48 is my record but my norm is 54……
Bryan Robert said,
March 20, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
My lowest was just this morning @ 35 BPM. I freaked out and did it again. I started cycling and jump roping in January and have lost 40 lbs. I track my resting heart rate once a week and have watched it go down significantly. Now when I work out I use a HR monitor and have started to see how fit I have become. I also started to notice how fast it goes down after and intense work out, is that normal and is it also normal to take longer to get my HR up.
Paul said,
March 22, 2008 @ 2:38 pm
Bryan, I also have a low HR and a few months back added interval training to my routine. I noticed a definite difference in how long it takes to get my pulse up. At first I was hitting a peak of 98% quite easily. Now I struggle to get to 90%, and it takes longer to get there. Also noticed a shorter recovery period.
Joe Gloster said,
March 25, 2008 @ 2:34 am
Today was the first day my rhr was ever recorded. It was a 59 which was good ive been told. considering i started working out less than a month ago. But seeing all of these peoples scores is definately inspiring. I am now personally going to see how much i can lower it. thanks
yannick said,
March 26, 2008 @ 6:33 am
good luck joe!!! In order to get low 50s or high 40s you must really really do some serious cardio!! 4 to 6 times a week , keep us posted and well compare!!
Krishnan Thyagaraj said,
March 26, 2008 @ 12:59 pm
I am 70 years old & have been running daily long distances last 40 years, averaging 450 kilo metres/month, besides running up 8 flights of stairs& weight training. I have run the full marathon distances too. My RHR early mornings, on the wrist strapped heart monitor, was between 36-38 & i had for long accepted this figure. However, a fracture injury & enforced bed rest gave me an opportunity to manually count the beats on clearly visible beating pulse against stop watch on my moibile & was very surprised to see my RHR early mornings at between 28-30. Not quite believing what I saw, i have since carried out hundreds of such measurements & the figures seem correct. Have used the 15 seconds multiplied by 4 model & find that over a minute, the actuak beats could vary from below the times 4 figure to more or less exactly the same & on occasions more than this limit. I add too, that my BMI is 20, Hip: waist ratio 0.77(waist size of 28 inches), have never been overweight ever, with a high BMR of around 1800 calories. Seem to be having great fun tracking my heart rate on the mobile stopwatch timer.
mickey whitrid said,
March 27, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
Hi, my resting heart rate is 38, i work out 3-4 times a week with 5-aside once a week, hope to get it lower but not to low??
Geoff said,
April 2, 2008 @ 6:59 am
I am a 52 year old male with a resting heart rate of 42. I have had a low RHR ever since I can remember. I was a very competive runner through high school and then broke my ankle in University resulting in a 10 year lay-off from running. I took running up again in my 30s and over the next 10 years ran an average of 1 marathon every other year with plenty of 10k fun runs in there to stay active. 3:00 best. I’ve had my fair share of medical mis-diagnoses to do with my heart as I have a congenital heart murmur and have had many EKGs with inverted waves of some sort. In my best shape my RHR was 35-38. So, in the last 10-15 years I have been plagued by muscle injuries which have prevented me from getting into peak shape. Finally, I got orthodics and have been training OK for the past 4 months slowly building long run mileage back to 10 miles where I have been holding (9 min pace). During the week I alternate bewteen cycling and 30-40 minute tempo runs 3-4 times per week. I also swim once a week. My intensity varies between 125 and 165 bpm. Weight doesn’t seem to drop much and I am still overweight by at least 5-20 lbs with a BMI of 25.8. I just had my annual physical and my doctor is obviously worried about my HR. It was 43 in his office. My reaction was the usual “athletic heart ” response that I have used for years but he’s not buying it! So I’m off to see a specialist and who know what kinds of tests. I’ve never been dizzy or short of breath and if I feel different now than I did when younger its only that the amount effort it takes now to maintain a 9 minute mile for 10 miles feels about the same as a 7 minute mile did when I was in my 30s. Is this a reality check where I’ve actually had something wrong all these years or is it possible to have a RHR of 42 even though I’m not highly trained? I read that this athletic heart condition will revert back to a normal rate within a month or so once the training is stopped. Thyroid function was a concern a few years ago and I did go on Synthoid for a year but then my GP took me off and for the past 2 years my levels have been normal. Not sure what to make of all this but I will get a heart specialist to check me out and also make sure my thyroid function is still normal. If all is well I’ll be planning another Marathon for next year!!!
Kingsley Smith said,
April 3, 2008 @ 1:03 am
I’m 67 with a min of 55 and a max of 175.
connor said,
April 11, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
my lowest is 30 flat and it wasnt even in the morning.
jimmy said,
April 13, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
my resting heart rate is 43 beats peer minute! starting my royal marines training soon!!! so i wondeer wat it might be if i make i through training- ive been doing alot of training andwhen i first started 4 months ago my RHR was 54 beats per min,
Tracy said,
April 30, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
Oh, I have read through a lot of these posts and I am still left with questions. I am not a runner nor a conditioned athlete. I am simply a 34 year old woman who is a little overweight (maybe 15lbs) and live a very very stressed lifestyle. I raise my two kids on my own who also have very demanding schedules. I also have an extremely demanding career. most weeks I can work 65-70+ hours. I get little to no sleep (avg 2-4 hours if I am lucky) yet my heart rate is in the low 40’s. Last night 42. I do taebo fitness bootcamp about 4 nights a week but I would think with the stress I would have a normal or very high rate. Any insight would be welcomed.
Chris said,
May 1, 2008 @ 5:10 am
wow you guys are lucky! i dont know what it is with me, but ive been training with cardio 3-4 times a week with pretty high intensity for over a year and my RHR is 64. im hoping its genetics thats keeping it high like that, because i thought i was in better shape than that
Chris said,
May 2, 2008 @ 12:23 am
by the way, Tracy, i would say it’s your genes that keep your RHR so low. a lot of stress would increase your RHR but it’s also possible that it just does not phase you. maybe the exercise that you do overwhelms your stress. good for you