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You are not moving and your body is more on an even plane.

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Q: Why does heart rate decrease when lying down?
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what foods increase and decrease your heart rate?

spicy foods increase our heart rate but nothing will slow it down.


What is RHR?

Resting heart rate-how many times your heart beats in a minute when you are lying down and inactive.


What foods decrease your heart rate?

No foods will significantly reduce your heart rate. Caffeine may speed it up, but nothing will slow it down.


When you stand up after laying down why do your heart rate and breathing rate increase?

Standing requires more energy than lying down. So the heart rate increases to meet the increased energy demand as you stand up.


Does your heart beat faster when you lie?

A persons heart rate is fast when a he or she is lying because they are worried whoever they are lying to might find out somthing their not supposed to. They are anxious so like all of us when were axious our heart beat gets faster! hope that helps x


What component of fitness can lead to a decrease in resting heart rate?

Cardiovascular fitness can lead to a decrease in resting heart rate.


What are the negative chronotropic factors?

Chronotropes increase the human heart rate, sometimes by changing the rhythm of the sinoatrial node. Negative chronotropes decrease the heart rate.


What would happen to heart rate if some stimulus caused blood pressure to decrease?

gettin g shanked makes yo heart slow down and blood pressure decrease


True resting heart rate should be monitored with the subject in which position?

Resting heart rate should be monitored while the subject is lying down; preferably right after waking up.


Why do you sit down when taking your pulse?

It is called your Resting Heart Rate, and you want to measure it when you are most relaxed - this would be when sitting or lying down.


Does exercising increase or decrease heart rate?

Of course exersizing increases heart rate


Does cold ringer's solution increase or decrease heart rate?

In decreases the heart rate.