Cardio For Resting Heart Rate Health 🫀

18 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief video, Eric Roberts explains that a lower resting heart rate (RHR) indicates a more efficient, healthier heart, likening it to a phone battery that should not be drained unnecessarily. He advises using wearable devices such as Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Oura Ring to monitor RHR. Roberts states that an RHR above 80 bpm is a warning sign that requires intervention, while an RHR below 60 bpm reflects strong cardiovascular fitness. To lower RHR, he recommends three primary actions: regular aerobic activity (walking, jogging, swimming, cycling), resistance training (weight lifting), and reducing body fat. The overall message is that improving fitness and body composition can keep the heart’s “battery” strong and extend longevity.

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The fitter you are, the less our heart needs to pump.
This is your resting heart rate, and think of it like your phone battery. If your heart is beating fast while you're just sitting on the couch, you're draining your battery for no reason, and this leads your battery and you to die sooner. To find out your resting heart rate, you could wear like an Apple Watch, a Fitbit, an Oura Ring, and that will give you your resting heart rate. And where should your resting heart rate be? What should your resting heart rate be? Well, if it's over 80, you really need to work to get that down. And if it's under 60, that is a very good sign your battery is strong and on battery-saving mode. And to get your resting heart rate down, aerobic exercise like walking, slow jog, swimming, biking, lifting weights, and losing body fat are the 3 best ways to get that number down.