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"It can have something to do with the electrical activity in the heart or the
heart muscle itself so if it's persistent it needs to be checked out," says
Julie.
Dehydration, fever and anaemia can also make your heart beat faster.
3. What's a normal resting heart rate
A normal resting heart rate for adults is between 60 and 100 beats a minute according to the NHS. Julie says: "A child will have a much higher
resting heart beat."
Generally, the lower your resting heart beat the fitter you are.
If your heart rate is above 120 beats per minute or below 40 beats per
minute you should seek medical advice.
There have been a number of studies that have shown that a higher resting heart rate is associated with a greater chance of serious health problems.
3. What's a normal resting heart rate
A Danish study in the journal Heart, found that men with a resting high
rate of 90bpm had treble the death risk of men with slower pulse rates.
The investigation looked at around 3,000 middle-aged men over a 16
year period.