As per Betteridge's Law, the answer is "no" and the article takes its time getting there. This is really an article about how athletes can have lower resting he

As per Betteridge's Law, the answer is "no" and the article takes its time getting there. This is really an article about how athletes can have lower resting heart rates with some notes on how one might try to actively reduce their own resting heart rate. The final paragraph gives a reasonable summary: > There’s far more to performance and longevity than your RHR. Take stock of it, monitor it, celebrate it if you’re trying to nudge it down a bit. But understand that that’s not where your fitness should start (or end). Matthews refers to it as a guidepost. “One of the reasons tracking, comparing, and improving resting heart rate has become popular is simply because it’s easy to measure,” he says. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best touchstone of health, fitness and vitality. Focus on eating right, sleeping right and moving throughout the week. It’ll head where it needs to be in kind. There’s no sense in chasing Lance anyway.