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 average of 74 beats per minute. Like blogging, this can also decrease your resting heart rate by 7.5%.

Coming in last place is the hobby of bike riding. It’s no wonder cycling was awarded last place – it has hearts racing at a whopping average of 175 beats per minute, more than three times higher than the most relaxing hobby, knitting. On average, riding a bike can increase your resting heart rate by 118.75%.