Resting heart rate trend

Your own normal matters more than anyone else's. See how this week compares, and what tends to push it up or down.

Your details

This week's average resting heart rate
Your usual resting heart rate

Take readings in the morning before you get up, for the fairest comparison.

This week compared with your usual

+6 bpm

higher than your usual, +10.0%

  • This week66 bpm
  • Your usual60 bpm
  • Usual adult range (BHF)60 to 100 bpm

The BHF lists infections and fever, anxiety and stress, high temperatures, dehydration and some health conditions and medicines among things that push heart rate up. The BHF says to speak to your GP if your heart rate is consistently fast, slow or irregular, especially if you feel faint or dizzy. Take readings the same way each morning before you get up.

Call 999 if you have chest pain that does not go away, or a fast heartbeat with chest pain, fainting or severe breathlessness. Stop and get help if you have chest pain, feel faint or are unusually breathless. Call 999 for chest pain that does not go away. Check with your GP before a big step up if you have a heart, lung or joint condition.

The working

66 bpm this week, usually 60

This week is 6 beats higher, 10% above your usual, and still inside the 60 to 100 range the BHF gives for most adults.

What pushes it up

From the BHF

  • An infection, fever or a virus such as flu or Covid-19
  • Anxiety and stress
  • Being dehydrated or very hot
  • Some health conditions, such as anaemia or an overactive thyroid
  • Some medicines, or changes to them

What a lower trend can mean

Usually fitness

Resting heart rate often falls as you get fitter, and fit people can be below 60. A low heart rate with dizziness, fainting or breathlessness is a reason to see your GP.

Read with care

What this cannot tell you

  • Diagnose a heart rhythm problemOnly an ECG can do that.
  • Know your medicinesBeta blockers and others change heart rate.
  • Read device errorsWearables can miscount; check your pulse by hand if a reading looks odd.

Questions

Common questions

What is a normal resting heart rate?

The BHF says between 60 and 100 beats a minute for most adults, and lower in very fit people.

Why is my resting heart rate higher than usual?

The BHF lists infections and fever, anxiety and stress, high temperatures, dehydration and some health conditions and medicines. A higher week after a cold is common.

When should I see a GP about my heart rate?

If it is often above 100 at rest, or below 60 with symptoms like fainting or tiredness, or you feel dizzy, faint or breathless. Call 999 for chest pain that does not go away.

How do I measure my resting heart rate?

Sit or lie still and relaxed, find your pulse at the wrist or neck and count for 60 seconds, ideally first thing in the morning.

Sources

Last checked 21 October 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

When to get your heart checked

Speak to your GP if your heart rate is often unusually fast, slow or irregular, especially with dizziness, breathlessness or fainting. Call 999 for chest pain that does not go away or if you think someone is having a heart attack.

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