How Well Should You Be To Work Out?

How Well Should You Be To Work Out?

Your resting heart rate can be a good indicator of whether exercise is appropriate - providing you know what it is when you are 100% well. "Elite athletes check their resting heart rate daily," says Dr Mark Wotherspoon, a sports physician with the English Institute of Sport. "If the resting level is 10 beats per minute above normal, this would be an indicator not to train."

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