What’s the Quickest Way to Get Your Heart Rate Down?
As you go up and down through life, so does your heart rate. Running on the treadmill at the gym? Your heart rate may be clocking in at 156. Chatting at the coffee shop with a friend? Your heart rate may be a much lower 72.
Your heart rate climbs and dips depending on what you’re doing, how you’re feeling and what’s happening around you. If you’re calm and inactive, it’ll be on the lower end of your heart rate range. But if you’re actively moving around, or very nervous or anxious about something, your heart rate can speed up — and even spike. Cardiologist Tamanna Singh, MD, offers some tips for bringing down your heart rate in the moment, plus how you can focus on your overall heart health.
How do you lower your heart rate immediately? If you’re feeling anxious or stressed, or just looking to calm down after physical activity, there are several techniques you can use to lower your heart rate ASAP.
Excerpted from the Cleveland Clinic
