Breathing Rate (Resting)
0.25 Hz
A typical resting breathing rate is about 15 breaths a minute, which is 0.25 Hz.
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About this number
A typical resting breathing rate is about 15 breaths a minute, which is 0.25 Hz. The normal adult range is 12 to 20. Slow paced breathing has been associated with EEG changes in small studies.
Facts
- Frequency
- 0.25 Hz
- Kind of statement
- Physical measurement
- Filed under
- Body rhythms
Sources
- Body rhythms
Heart rate, breathing rate, the daily clock and the sleep cycle.
C. A. Czeisler et al., Science 284 (1999) 2177–2181. N. Kleitman, Sleep 5 (1982) 311–317. J. Moses et al., Nature 265 (1977) 360–361. A. Zaccaro et al., Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 12 (2018) 353.