Heart rate and morning pulse

We all know that a person's heart rate is different throughout the day, especially in the morning and at night. Because we have just woken up in the morning, various organs are waking up, so the heart rate in the morning may be stronger, and the pulse may feel different from usual. Some people believe that there is a certain relationship between heart rate and pulse, so what is the relationship between heart rate and morning pulse?

Heart rate

Heart Rate: A professional term used to describe the cardiac cycle, which refers to the number of heart beats per minute, based on the first sound. Heart rate. In modern Chinese, heart rate is interpreted as "the frequency of heart beating". Frequency is the number of times something happens per unit time. The two explanations combined mean the number of times the heart beats within a certain period of time, that is, how fast the heart beats within a certain period of time. It is generally 60 to 100 times per minute, and may vary among individuals due to age, gender or other physiological factors. Generally speaking, the younger the age, the faster the heart rate. The elderly have a slower heart rate than the young, and women have a faster heart rate than men of the same age. These are all normal physiological phenomena. When at rest, the normal heart rate for adults is 60 to 100 beats per minute, and the ideal heart rate should be 55 to 70 beats per minute (the heart rate of athletes is slower than that of ordinary adults, generally around 50 beats per minute).

What is Morning Pulse?

Definition: refers to the heart rate or pulse rate per minute measured in the early morning when the human body is awake.

Test Method

When you wake up in the morning, don't talk or do any exercise. Lie quietly for 1 minute and then measure your heart rate per minute, which is your morning pulse for the day.

You can take the pulse count for 15 seconds, multiply it by 4, and get the morning pulse for the day. It can also be measured with devices such as bracelets or heart rate monitors.

Taking the pulse is only one method of diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is ranked last among the four examinations (inspection, auscultation, questioning, and palpation), which shows that its importance is not as great as the other three. Chinese medicine diagnosis emphasizes the use of four diagnostic methods together. We cannot rely on just one method. Symptoms are also very important. Of course, we cannot predict future health based solely on the morning pulse. Taking the pulse in the morning is more accurate, so if possible, take the pulse as early as possible. Many patients with hypertension have arteriosclerosis, in which case stringy and hard pulses are more common.

Several heart rate calculation formulas for healthy adults:

Maximum heart rate: 220 minus your age

Normal heart rate: the number of times the heart beats in 1 minute

Average heart rate: Maximum heart rate minus your normal heart rate

Aerobic exercise heart rate: 70%~80% of maximum heart rate