Heart Rate

What is heart rate?

Heart rate (pulse) is the number of times the heart beats in one minute.

What is a normal heart rate at normal?
  • Children (ages 6-15): 70-100 beats a minute
  • Adults (age 18 and over): 60-100 beats a minute
  1. All About Heart Rate (Pulse). www.heart.org. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/the-facts-about-high-blood-pressure/all-about-heart-rate-pulse. Updated July 31, 2015. Accessed January 20, 2021.
  2. Pulse & Heart Rate. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17402-pulse--heart-rate. Updated November 18, 2018. Accessed January 20, 2021.