Heart rate hobbies

As people begin to get back into the office and life begins to return to “normal”, maintaining a work-life balance can be stressful. As a result, diys.com examined the hobbies that most reduce our stress levels.

Thereafter, a Fitbit test was conducted among 357 participants, aged 20-30 years old, who were asked to wear a Fitbit while completing 20 popular hobbies determined from the survey.

In first place is the hobby typically associated with grans – knitting, which has made quite an impression on the younger generation. Sitting at an average of 65 beats per minute, knitting is the most relaxing hobby. It can decrease your average heart rate (80 beats per minute) by 18.75%.

Fishing also fared well, with the sport maintaining an average heart rate of 72 beats per minute and a decreasing heart rate average of 10%.

Keyboard enthusiasts and bloggers will be pleased to know that tapping away at the keys can decrease their resting heart rate to 7.5% on average. As a hobby, blogging sits at an average of 74 beats per minute and acquired 72% of the votes.

Another success was calligraphy. The satisfying-to-watch hobby maintains an

“Regarding the recent Kenneth Baxter article,” emails Helen Leslie, “I am sure that the Demonstration School still stands opposite the old main entrance to Dundee Dental Hospital.

“I am an ex-pupil, attending from 1945 to 1952 when it was attached to Teachers Training College.”

Another former pupil has been in touch and says: “My primary school days at the Demonstration School were very happy indeed. I remember that we were encouraged to be creative – both with words and art materials – and to use our imaginations.”