Slow Resting Heart Rate
Just renewed my class 1 and the cardiogram registered an 'abnormal' as my resting heart rate is 42bpm. Blood pressure is 111/72. I am 41 years old, weigh 13st 9lb and 6ft tall.
Doc says it is nothing to worry about as I am so fit (I am currently rowing 1 million metres for charity!) but the machine flags anything up under 50 as 'abnormal'. My question is twofold;
1. Why is a resting heart rate less than 50 considered abnormal, as the fitter you are the lower it gets right?
2. What exactly does the blood pressure result mean? What are the 111 and the 72? He commented that would be a good blood pressure in a teenager, so I guess it is good, but what is the range of 'normal' figures?
Thanks
PP