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Along with resting rates, there are guidelines and limits for maximum heart rates, too, based on one's age. 

At 61, my recommended max heart rate is much less than someone who is 21.  

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For a human aged 18 or more years, a normal resting heart rate can be anything between 60 and 100 beats per minute. Usually the healthier or fitter you are, the lower your rate. A competitive athlete may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute.

Champion cyclist, Miguel Indurain once had a resting heart rate of 29 beats per minute (bpm).

According to the National Health Service, UK, the following are ideal normal pulse rates at rest, in bpm (beats per minute):

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/235710.php

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