Education Officer (Backstop 60), FS-2. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Worldwide; Apply by 10 March 2010; Mid-level; Posted on 19 May 2009
A rapid or fast heartbeat is when your heart is beating faster than normal. A normal heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute. Tachycardia is considered a heart rate of greater than 100 beats per minute. If you are exercising, or performing any kind of activity, your heart will normally beat faster.
1 Normal values for pulse rate depend on age and fitness level. 2  A normal adult has a pulse rate of 72 per minute and an athlete s pulse rate maybe below 50 per minute.3  Patients with an average resting pulse rate above 70 beats per minute can have a slightly higher incidence of heart attacks. Normal values for pulse rate depend on age and fitness level. 2  A normal adult has a pulse rate of 72 per minute and an athlete s pulse rate maybe below 50 per minute.