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Too much noise to signal for this to be reliable. I’ve tracked my resting HR for years, and there’s so many other things that can affect it, including (in roug
by mr_toad 7y ago
Too much noise to signal for this to be reliable.
I’ve tracked my resting HR for years, and there’s so many other things that can affect it, including (in rough order of magnitude) alcohol & dehydration, lack of sleep & stress, ambient temperature, other illnesses, and finally exercise (which has a big impact long-term, but also gets lost in the short term noise).
- rcarmo 7y agoAdd to that the underlying stress we’re all under these days, and RHR has even wider variation. I keep close tabs on my resting heart rate to assess when I’m pushing the limits, and it’s been higher than usual these past few weeks... Still, I do agree that in some instances it increases noticeably (I had the flu a while back and can confirm it rose a bit half a day or so before My throat started getting sore). But I don’t think it should be used as the only/main indicator for infection.