What is the normal range for pulse after exercise? Normal pulse range

Pulse is the rhythm of our heart beating and blood flowing. I believe everyone has felt it in their lives. So do you know what the normal range of pulse is? Let us learn about it together!

Normal range

Pulse is the beating of the pulse, and the frequency of the pulse is the pulse rate. A normal person's pulse is consistent with his heartbeat. The normal adult pulse rate is 60 to 100 times per minute, usually 70 to 80 times per minute, and the average is about 72 times per minute. The heart rate in the elderly is slower, at 55 to 60 beats per minute. A normal person's pulse rate is regular, and the pulse intervals do not vary in length. A normal person's pulse is of equal strength and does not alternate between strong and weak.

The pulse frequency is affected by age and gender. The fetus beats 110-160 times per minute, the infant beats 120-140 times per minute, the toddler beats 90-100 times per minute, and the school-age child beats 80-90 times per minute.

In addition, exercise and emotional excitement can increase the pulse, while rest and sleep can slow down the pulse. An adult pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute is called tachycardia; a pulse rate of less than 60 beats per minute is called bradycardia.

There are many clinical diseases, especially heart disease, that can cause pulse changes. Therefore, measuring the patient's pulse is an indispensable examination item. Traditional Chinese medicine uses palpation as the main method for diagnosing and treating the disease.

During the cardiac cycle, the blood vessels undergo periodic expansion and return of pulsation due to the alternation of ventricular contraction and relaxation.

When the patient is critical, especially before death, the pulse frequency and rate will change significantly. Changes in pulse are also one of the bases for doctors to diagnose patients.

Note: People with pump-type artificial hearts have no pulse.

Feel the pulse

Touching the arterial pulse has very important clinical significance; in fact, ordinary people can do it too.

Generally palpate the radial artery

Place the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of one hand on the radial root of the thumb on the other hand (there is a bone tubercle there, close to the palm surface). If you can feel the arterial pulse, it is the radial artery.

Feel the pulse on the brachial artery

The inner side of the biceps above the elbow is also where the stethoscope is placed when measuring blood pressure: Others: dorsalis pedis artery, femoral artery, etc.