How Many Heartbeats Do We Get in Life?
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How Many Heartbeats Do We Get in Life?
Exploring the Relationship Between Heart Rate and Longevity.
Have you ever stopped to think about just how many heartbeats you’ll have in your lifetime? Growing up, I recall hearing that the average person is allotted around 3 billion heartbeats before their time is up. This “predetermined heartbeat” theory always fascinated me — if our heart rates were slowed down just a bit, could we prolong our lives? As someone who enjoys staying active into their later years, I decided to dig deeper into the research on this topic. What I found was pretty intriguing.
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According to studies that have examined population-level data, humans generally have a resting heart rate of 60–100 beats per minute.
Combine that with an average lifespan of around 70–80 years, and you get about 2–3 billion heartbeats over a lifetime. Of course, this can vary a lot from person to person based on factors like genetics, lifestyle
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