-- Posted by live it up at 1:48 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 whats the best way to take you bpm. when i take ten seconds worth of beats and times by six  at rest it varies between 60, 72, and 80. is this very unhealthy? i know resting heart beat is generally between 60 and 80 but why so much variation? -- Posted by marie0812 at 1:49 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 i'm very weird as well. my resting heart rate is veryy high. -- Posted by Natsy at 1:50 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 i actually sit there counting for 60 seconds lol xx and idk... are you eating properly? is there a history of heart problems in your family? are you thinking about stressful things sometimes? etc etc etc... -- Posted by Mr Speed at 1:50 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 no measure it with a full minute -- Posted by live it up at 1:54 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 Quote: from Natsy at 1:50 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 i actually sit there counting for 60 seconds lol xx and idk... are you eating properly? is there a history of heart problems in your family? are you thinking about stressful things sometimes? etc etc etc... eating properly prolly not, i have a heart murmur nd bicuspid aortic valve. and i have panic disorder. i almost feel like i can control my heart beat if i take a few deep breaths first. -- Posted by Spuddlesworth at 1:54 pm on Nov. 30, 2008 You're taking a very small amount of time, that's why.  If you took 2 seconds and timesed by 30 you'd get a massive variation, right? Time for a minute.  Or two minutes and divide by two.