According to Health research, the normal resting heart beat for women is 60-100 beats per minute. This is considered an indication of good health and it does not differ much with that of men and this heart rate is common from any woman from 10 years of age and above.
For a more precise normal resting heart ratein women, the best way to find out this is by measuring their heart rate in the morning and while doing this women should be still as movements can alter the heart rate movements. There are several factors that can cause a change in normal resting heart rate in women and one of those factors is weight, particularly when she is overweight as this will increase the distance of transferring the blood from the heart, other causes known to cause a change in heart beat is the position of the body as well as the activities the woman is involved in as well as stress and certain medication, normal resting heart rate can also be raised or lowered by age.
There are several ways to measure one’s resting pulse and the most common of them all is by placing the middle together with the index finger on an artery of the neck, the wrist or better still the back of the knee, there you will be able to find an artery and you can count the beats in a duration of 30 seconds after which you multiply the number of pulse you found by 2 and the answer you get is the resting heart rate.
In most cases constant change of the heart pulse could be a sign of some ailment that is not yet discovered, most people who experience constant rise and fall in heart beat some to as to as high as 100 is a clear indication that they are having high blood pressure and it is advisable to keep on checking one’s pulse to notice any changes early enough, there are also other diseases associated with high pulse rate, these and some of these include but are not limited to congenital heart defect. It is important to note that even a resting pulse rate of 60 and below can be a sign of hypertension and one is advised to seek professional help incase you notice this changes more frequently as this can save your life in the nick of time.