exercise increased my resting HR

I have restarted exercising about 6 months ago. Since then my resting heart rate has increased by about 10 bpm from approx 68 to 78. is this OK.. I expected the HR to reduce over time. Also I notice that the HR increases faster rather than slower.

[Jerry_NJ]

Nothing troubling about the HR numbers you post, but it does seem strange that exercise would cause you resting HR to go up rather than down. I do know that people who exercise regularly will see a lower resting HR, but I think this is an effect over a very long period, not just a few months of exercise.  The lower HR would be due to a significant increase in cardiovascular capacity, I suppose.

On the other hand, I also know that exercise increases the body metabolism, i.e., when at rest the metabolism is more active, burning more calories.  Could this mean a slight increase in HR?  I don't know.

In the absence of any other strange heart symptoms I'd just "ride it out", and see what happens over the next 6 months.