How long does it take YOU to return to resting Heart Rate?

linx · Yahoo User

Im wondering about heart rates in relation to fitness and exercise..I understand that the amount of time it takes for you to return to your resting heart rate after being active decides how fit you are.What I am wondering is how long it takes YOU to return to your resting heart rate?--An example:My resting heart rate is 16-18My target heart rate is 123-164 (I usually reach about 140 when I go out for some cardio exercise e.g. good jog)Here is my most recent timings after a jog: 33 at 1 min 27 at 3 min 25 at 5 min 20 at 7 min 19 at 9 min 17 at 11 minI've been training more regularly for a while now and it still takes me just over 10 minutes to recover after a Jog.. this does not sound very fit to me but I do not know what others/fitter people's times are like..?Thanks in advance for replies!Correction to my question.... all pulse timings are a quarter of what they are. I was going to calculate them after writing the question.So:16-18 = 64 - 7233 = 13227 = 10825 = 10020 = 8019 = 7617 = 68thanks!