ABNORMALLY RAPID PULSE - Your resting pulse can be considered to be abnormal when it is outside of these normal ranges: newborn infants: 100 to 160 beats per minute; children 1 to 10 years: 70 to 120 beats per minute; children over 10 and adults: 60 to 100 beats per minute well-trained athletes: 40 to 60 beats per minute