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What resting heart rate is normal for most adults?

60 to 100 beats per minute.

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  1. 60 to 100 bpm ✔
  2. 5 to 15 bpm
  3. 180 to 220 bpm

Why: For most adults, 60 to 100 beats per minute is a normal resting range. Fitness, stress, medicine, and other factors can change it.

Huh, didn't know that: Resting heart rate means the number of heartbeats per minute while you are at rest.

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Answer: 60 to 100 bpm. For most adults, 60 to 100 beats per minute is a normal resting range. Fitness, stress, medicine, and other factors can change it.

  1. American Heart Association Target Heart Rates www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/exercise-and-physical-activity/fitness-basics/target-heart-rates
    For most adults, a resting heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute is normal.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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