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How I Dropped My Resting Heart Rate From 87 to 50 in 3 Months
I never ran for longer than 15 seconds.
Mandatory Disclaimer:
***I am not a medical doctor. I am a self-experimenter. This is my personal experience. Consult a medical doctor for any and all concerns related to your health.***
I’ve always had an oddly high resting heart rate, despite my healthy bodyweight, floating at around 85–100 beats per minute.
I never had a genuine concern for my health, but this heart rate absolutely perplexed me. Even when I ran cross country in high school, my heart would consistently beat around 90 times per minute.
My index and middle finger were pressed against my neck all wrong I would assume, trying to dismiss the measurement entirely. I felt a growing sense of embarrassment around my resting heart rate, as if it proved I was out of shape.
My pulse remained high through high school and college, until just recently when I made a holistic lifestyle shift.
In under three months, my heart rate dropped from 87 to 50, and I achieved this below-average heart rate while eating boatloads of butter and never running for longer than 15 seconds…
Pretty counterintuitive, right?
This is how I did it.
