What pulse is considered normal?

At rest in adults and children over 10 — 60–100 beats per minute. In children the norm is higher and depends on age: 80–160 in infants, 80–120 in preschoolers. In trained people resting pulse can be below 60 and that’s normal.

What is the normal pulse by age in a child?

Roughly: newborns 70–190, infants under 1 year 80–160, 1–2 years 80–130, 3–4 years 80–120, 5–6 years 75–115, 7–9 years 70–110, from 10 years — like adults 60–100. The calculator picks the range for the age you enter, in years or months.

Is a resting pulse of 90 normal?

For an adult 90 bpm at rest is within the norm (60–100), though at its upper end. If such a pulse is persistent or comes with weakness, shortness of breath or skipped beats, it’s worth seeing a doctor and having an ECG.

How do I calculate heart-rate training zones?

First the maximum heart rate (211 − 0.64 × age), then zones: warm-up 50–60%, fat-burn 60–70%, aerobic 70–80%, anaerobic 80–90%, maximum 90–100%. If you enter your resting pulse, the calculator computes zones more precisely using heart-rate reserve (Karvonen method).

How do I measure resting pulse correctly?

Measure when calm — sitting or lying down, after 5–10 minutes of rest, not right after coffee, food or exercise. Count the beats over 60 seconds (or 30 seconds ×2) at the wrist or neck.

Normal pulse by age and heart-rate zones

Enter your age — the calculator shows the resting pulse norm for that exact age (in children and infants it is higher than in adults). Add your resting pulse to assess whether it’s normal, and by age we compute heart-rate training zones: if the resting pulse is known, zones are calculated more precisely using heart-rate reserve (the Karvonen method).

Check your pulse and compute zones

Enter your age (and optionally resting pulse) — the result appears instantly.

Resting pulse norms by age

Awake resting pulse guidelines (MedlinePlus). In children the normal pulse is higher than in adults and falls with age. In trained people resting pulse can be below 60 — that’s normal.

Age	Resting pulse, bpm
Newborns (0–1 month)	70–190
Infants (1–11 months)	80–160
Children 1–2 years	80–130
Children 3–4 years	80–120
Children 5–6 years	75–115
Children 7–9 years	70–110
Adults and children 10+	60–100
Trained athletes	40–60

Normal pulse depends on age

There is no single “normal pulse for everyone”: a newborn’s heart beats 100–160 times a minute or faster, it gradually slows through childhood, and by age 10 it approaches the adult 60–100. So a pulse of 120 in a two-year-old is normal, while the same value at rest in an adult is worth looking into.

The calculator picks the normal range for your age rather than comparing everyone to the adult scale. Measure your pulse at rest — sitting, calm, not right after exercise, coffee or stress.

Bradycardia and tachycardia: when it matters

A resting pulse below the age norm is called bradycardia, above it — tachycardia. Both can be normal variants: a low pulse is typical of trained people, and a high one is a response to stress, heat, dehydration or caffeine.

What should prompt attention is a persistent deviation together with symptoms — weakness, dizziness, shortness of breath, fainting or a sense of skipped beats. Then a doctor looks for the cause (anemia, thyroid, rhythm disorders) with an ECG and tests.

Heart-rate zones: percentage and the Karvonen method

Training zones are computed from the maximum heart rate. The calculator estimates it with the Nes equation (211 − 0.64 × age) — more accurate than the outdated “220 − age”.

If you enter your resting pulse, zones are computed with the Karvonen method — via heart-rate reserve (max HR minus resting HR). This personalizes the zones: for a trained person with a low resting pulse they shift, and the fat-burn or aerobic zone comes out more precisely than with a plain percentage of the maximum.

Frequently asked questions

At rest in adults and children over 10 — 60–100 beats per minute. In children the norm is higher and depends on age: 80–160 in infants, 80–120 in preschoolers. In trained people resting pulse can be below 60 and that’s normal.
Roughly: newborns 70–190, infants under 1 year 80–160, 1–2 years 80–130, 3–4 years 80–120, 5–6 years 75–115, 7–9 years 70–110, from 10 years — like adults 60–100. The calculator picks the range for the age you enter, in years or months.
For an adult 90 bpm at rest is within the norm (60–100), though at its upper end. If such a pulse is persistent or comes with weakness, shortness of breath or skipped beats, it’s worth seeing a doctor and having an ECG.
First the maximum heart rate (211 − 0.64 × age), then zones: warm-up 50–60%, fat-burn 60–70%, aerobic 70–80%, anaerobic 80–90%, maximum 90–100%. If you enter your resting pulse, the calculator computes zones more precisely using heart-rate reserve (Karvonen method).
Measure when calm — sitting or lying down, after 5–10 minutes of rest, not right after coffee, food or exercise. Count the beats over 60 seconds (or 30 seconds ×2) at the wrist or neck.

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This calculator is for reference and information only and is not a diagnosis. Rhythm disorders and the cause of persistent bradycardia or tachycardia are determined by a doctor from an ECG and examination.