Resting heart rate, sleep duration of Indians improved during COVID lockdown: Fitbit data
New Delhi: Even as physical activities declined during Covid-19 lockdown, resting heart rate of Indians improved, a key metric that can be an important indicator of fitness level and overall heart health, according to new data from Fitbit users.
On average, resting heart rate dropped by 2.56 beats per minute in female users aged 18-29 and 2.35 beats per minute in male users aged 18-29, showed the data from January-April.
Resting heart rate is the number of times your heart beats per minute when still at rest.
Not only can it be used to track fitness level, but it can also alert about potential health issues such as illness, high-stress levels, sleep deprivation, dehydration, overtraining, and underlying medical conditions.
While Fitbit saw a decline in physical activity, like average step count, as people got stuck indoors, it saw the opposite effect of improved heart health.
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