I use a fitbit which tracks my heart rate throughout the day. When I sleep at night and my heart rate goes down to it's lowest level, it measures that level and gives an updated resting heart rate figure every day.
I have noticed that when I am flaring, or have any other type of illness such as a cold, my resting heart rate raises by about 10bpm.
I read one study mentioning that it can be used as a non specific marker of inflammation.
There seems to be scant other evidence about it on the internet. Most sources say that a lower resting heart rate is a good indicator of athletic fitness, but I am more interested in how transient rises could be a marker of inflammation.
Has anyone else experienced this? Or can anyone else find information in studies that they can share?
I have noticed that when I am flaring, or have any other type of illness such as a cold, my resting heart rate raises by about 10bpm.
I read one study mentioning that it can be used as a non specific marker of inflammation.
There seems to be scant other evidence about it on the internet. Most sources say that a lower resting heart rate is a good indicator of athletic fitness, but I am more interested in how transient rises could be a marker of inflammation.
Has anyone else experienced this? Or can anyone else find information in studies that they can share?