Example 1
- Pulse: 48
low (athletes)
48 bpm: low, because it is below 60. A label, not a bradycardia diagnosis.
Resting heart rate calculator
Type beats per minute measured at rest, ideally in the morning before coffee. The calculator slots the number into one of four bands. 65 bpm is normal, 48 is low, 85 is elevated.
A resting-bpm band, not an ECG. HRmax is on the max heart rate page. Percent zones are separate.
Result
Resting heart rate (beats/min). Band shows up here.
How it works
Resting heart rate in this calculator is one number in beats per minute. Below 60 the label is low, 60 through 69 normal, 70 through 84 average, 85 and up elevated. 48 bpm is low, 65 is normal, 70 is average, 85 is elevated. The 84/85 cut is sharp because that is how the code is split: 84 is still average, 85 is already elevated.
People look this up because a watch reads one value in bed and another in a coffee line. Someone wakes at 58, someone at 72 after a short night. The page does not ask whether you measured after coffee or during illness. It does not catch an irregular rhythm. It does not subtract age from 220. A “normal” 65 here does not mean 60% of your HRmax is also 65.
The field is bpm alone. Measure pulse at rest, type the number, and click Calculate. The unit switch converts nothing, because beats per minute have no inches. Zero or a blank field does not get a label; the calculator waits for a positive number. 130 bpm, if you type it, still gets elevated.
Training zones and maximum live next door. Those pages ask for age; this one asks for bpm. Do not paste age 30 into this field, and do not paste 65 from bed into the zones calculator. Three tools stay with three formulas so the examples do not mix.
Sleep, alcohol, fever, and medicines change a real morning, not this band on the page. An athlete at 48 bpm gets the low label here, sometimes with a note on the example; that is not a bradycardia verdict. Uneven rhythm, shortness of breath, or fainting: see a doctor.
One label does not replace an ECG and is not training clearance. Type 65 and check normal. Then try 85 to see the sharp cut. Leave the rest to a clinic, not to a slider on a page.
How to use
- Measure pulse at rest, ideally in the morning before coffee and the phone, and type beats per minute.
- Click Calculate. Read the label: low, normal, average, or elevated.
- Check 65 bpm: normal. Check 48: low. Check 85: elevated.
- Do not type age. This calculator does not compute 220 minus age and does not draw percent zones.
- Uneven rhythm, breathlessness, or fainting: see a doctor. A band from one number is not a test.
Formula
bpm < 60 → low; bpm ≤ 69 → normal; bpm ≤ 84 → average; else elevated
The cuts are from this card’s code, not from a night shift. 60 bpm is normal here; 59 is low.
Resting bpm and four bands
Type a morning pulse; the calculator slots it into one of four labels. 65 bpm is normal, 48 is low, 85 is elevated. 60 is still normal; 59 is already low.
- bpm
- Beats per minute measured at rest. Here 65 falls in normal (60-69) and 85 in elevated (85 and up).
- low
- The label when bpm < 60. 48 and 59 are low; 60 is not, because the code starts normal at 60 through 69.
- normal
- The 60-69 band on this page. 65 bpm gets this label. The cuts come from this card’s code, not from a night shift.
- elevated
- Everything above 84. 85 bpm is elevated; 70-84 is average, not this band.
Examples
Example 2
- Pulse: 55
low (athletes)
55 bpm is also low. The 60 cut is sharp in this calculator.
Example 3
- Pulse: 60
normal
60 bpm: normal. Low means below 60, not equal to 60.
Example 4
- Pulse: 65
normal
65 bpm: normal, in the 60-69 band.
Example 5
- Pulse: 70
average
70 bpm: average, the first step above 69.
Example 6
- Pulse: 84
average
84 bpm is still average. 85 is already elevated.
Example 7
- Pulse: 85
elevated
85 bpm: elevated. The 84/85 cut is from the code.
Example 8
- Pulse: 100
elevated
100 bpm: elevated. Still not an ECG diagnosis of tachycardia.
Frequently asked questions
What label do I get at 65, 48, and 85 bpm?
65 is normal (the 60-69 band). 48 is low, because it is below 60. 85 is elevated, the first step from 85 up.
Does low at 48 bpm mean I have bradycardia?
No. It is a band label in this calculator. A doctor diagnoses with an ECG and a history, not this slider.
When should I measure?
Morning, lying down, before coffee and the phone is the usual advice. The page does not check the hour. Type 90 after stairs and you get elevated.
How is this different from max heart rate?
Here you classify morning bpm. There you subtract age from 220. Different field, different formula. Percent zones are a third card.
Can I paste 65 bpm into the zones calculator?
No. Zones ask for age, not rest. 65 in the age field would give a maximum of 155, not a morning label.
Why is 84 average and 85 elevated?
Because that is how the code is split. 70-84 is average, from 85 elevated. The cut is sharp. A cardiologist did not draw it tonight.
Do US units change the band?
No. bpm have no inches. 65 is still the normal band in this calculator.
Is an athlete at 48 bpm ill?
The calculator only says low; the example sometimes notes athletes. That is not a verdict. With symptoms, see a doctor.
Is this training clearance?
No. The band does not judge blood pressure, drugs, or disease. Clearance belongs to a doctor.
Is 130 bpm in the morning still on the scale?
Yes: elevated. The 120 placeholder does not cap the formula. It is still not an ECG.
Knowledge sources
A resting-bpm band, not an ECG.
Page updated in 2026.