My heart rate was 158 when I was working out!?
About 8 months ago I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, I found this out by having a fast resting heart rate of 128. It would give me anxiety and lightheadedness. I had an EKG and my heart seemed fine. But when I went to work out on the treadmill today, I used the heart rate setting and it said my heart rate was 158. I freaked out and got off of the treadmill. Does this have to do with my thyroid? Is that a normal heart rate? Should I be concerned? Or am I freaking out for nothing? Im 20 and weigh 126 lbs. I take my thyroid medication regularly and I have just starting working out again this week. Thank you for your time!
Heart rate while working out?
Don't worry about it. I too have noticed that I sometimes have gotten up to 190-200 for 10 minutes or so on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. All it means is that you're overdoing it, and you should scale back your effort so that you keep your heart rate in the zone it should be in for cardio or fat-burning or whatever you are doing. It is better to keep your heart rate in the desired range, so you should modulate your effort accordingly to react to whatever your heart rate is doing. By the way, the rule of thumb for you rmaximum heart rate is 220 minus your age. So if you're about 20 years old, your maximum heart rate is probably around 200 bpm or so. This varies from person to person, of course, but that's a standard ballpark figure. That should only be sustained for very short periods of time though, and for purposes of exercise -- be it for cardio workout or burning fat -- there is no reason to push yourself that hard, so when you go above 150 or whatever the upper part of your range is, slow down and find the pace that keeps it where you want it to be.
Is it ok for my heart rate to be 165-170 while working out?
Good question. You're probably aware of those little charts on the side of the elliptical about what range your heart rate should be, in fact I'll bet dollars to donuts thats why you're worried. Well, I'll let you in on a little secret. Those charts are awful terrible. You see they are based on averages. Based on normal curves and standard deviations, it means that for 1 person out of 10 they will be right, for another 4 people out of 10 they will be close enough. for 3 people they will be be a little off. and for two people they will be way off. First part of why they are wrong is the Max Heart Rates they are based on are just averages. The other part is that the percentages they use are arbitrary. I'll include some links at the bottom if you really want to scientifically come up with your own little chart. But something that is a lot easier to figure out and is almost as accurate is the Perceived Exertion Index. I'm going to butcher it a little bit but I think you'll see it still works. after warming up on the elliptical start talking, when you can't comfortably carry on a conversation that is your "7" . Between 6 and 7 is the best range for burning calories (aerobically). Now speed up to the point where you are breathing so hard you can't talk. That's your "9". Between 8 and 9 you're working anaerobically.
Is it bad if my heart rate is 150 for 8 hours while working?
If what you are writing is real something is seriously wrong. Normal heart rate in an adult is usually 60–100 BPM. If your heart rate were 100–120 you may be suffering from so dehydration, or some other minor discrepancies. But over 120 you have to suspect some pathology. Greater than 140 is very serious, unless you are running sprints and it is for about 20 minutes due to your exercise. (220-age x 80% = safe exercise heart rate.) So for a young 20 year old man he might obtain a heart rate of 180 bpm, but that would be safe to only sustain for 20 minutes due his exercise. Being out of shape is part of your problem, but to be at that rate for that long will lead to serious consequences.There are those who have genetically predisposed conditions known as LGL or WPW who can jump into rapid heart rates quickly and are at risk. My own experience was with a 46 year old surveyor who was in the Emergency Department frequently with WPW and finally one day had an attack while deep in the Everglades swamp surveying a site. His co-workers called 911 and an ambulance was dispatched. But the time frame to find him, and get him was sufficient to loose him in route to the hospital.I would see a professional quick. It can be diagnosed by a cardiologist with just an ECG. Even at rest. Treating it is a bit more intense and requires some invasive procedure.
High heart rate during exercise?
Someone pleas tell me if this is normal......... When I do any cardio related exercise (treadmill, outside running, eliptical) my heart rate is usually anwhere from 185-200, and it only takes about a minute and a half for it to get that high. Plus I am not really trying to go fast or hard and I can only do that type of moderate activity for about 10 minutes, its just too hard. I noticed this about a year ago, but I've always had troubles with cardio workouts. Now I dont understand why its so high and why its so hard because I am in good shape, or at least I thought I was! This is more annoying than anything because I feel like im not getting any workout an it doesnt seem to be going down the more excerise I do. And some background on me if it helps.....19, female, 5'4, 100 lbs, I dont smoke anymore, and I used to do cheer and gymnastics in high school so excercise is nothing new!
Question about what my safe heart rate would be when working out...?
I"m 25, have 3 kids. I'm about 40lbs heavier than I was 7 years ago-- I'm 5'9 and around 160. I've never really worked out before- and I've started up at the gym. Tonight after doing 15 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine-- at a rate of around 6-7.0 my heart rate came up as reading at 192-197.... I was really working my butt off for those 15 minutes, but it felt great! My husband freaked out saying that heart rate was way to dangerous. I'm confused about all this... what is normal, acceptable, unacceptable- what factors need to be taken into consideration? what else should I know? I'm new to all this!
Is a high heart rate (+185) bad while doing sports? If so, why?
As one of the other answers mentioned it really depends on your age significantly.But there is another factor you should measure is the rate at which your heart rate RECOVERS immediately after you have stopped exercising.I suggest you measure the rate as soon as you have stopped exercising - say it is 190 in your case, and then measure the rate 2 minutes later.Then subtract your 2-minute heart rate from the heart rate you took immediately after exercising. The faster your heart rate recovers (or slows down ) the fitter and healthier your heart.I like this analysis method from Hannah Kitzmiller. If the difference between the two numbers is:Less than 22: Your biological age is slightly older than your calendar age.22-52: Your biological age is about the same as your calendar age.53-58: Your biological age is slightly younger than your calendar age.59-65: Your biological age is moderately younger than your calendar age.66 or more: Your biological age is a lot younger than your calendar age.So check where you are on this table and that might give you additional information about your fitness and heart health.If you like this post please upvote/share it for others. Thanks.
Is it normal for my heart rate to go up to 180+ when I'm working out for 10 minutes? Should I choose a more suitable workout?
It is not the type of work out that is important. It is HOW you go about it that's crucial! You are a classic case of what can go wrong when working out to a fixed program. No one program fits all so just ignore them. Let's get to what you should be CORRECTING/IMPROVING first. A bit of theory here. Whatever highest level of exercise you can do depends on your cardiac capacity and lactate tolerance. It is very obvious from your comments that you are not fit heartwise and also lower bodywise. Muscles require oxygen to work and in a very elite athlete it is the oxygen delivery that limits performance. However in your case it is not possible to determine the limiting factor. With your lung condition start with building up your cardiac capacity first. Don't worry about your lung condition. I smoke 20 sticks a day and I have managed to drop from 67 to 53 for my resting HR. The immediate thing to do is to LOWER your resting HR. Start your session at maybe 60% of your maximal HR (around 220 minus your age). Go for at least 20 minutes or more daily for 5 days the first week. Increase by 5 beats weekly for subsequent sessions until you can get to 90% and maintain for at least 20 minutes. If the last cannot be achieved at first you only need to increase the duration of the sessions. DO NOT DO HIIT at all. It is of no use to you during this period of time. Once the 90% level has been reached and can be maintained for the duration you can then drop to 80% level and repeat 3 times weekly for maintenance. Your resting HR should have dropped by at least 8 beats by this time. During all this time you will find that at a certain HR level in your daily session your legs will start burning before you get to heavy breathing. Your body is telling you that your muscles are now the limiting factor during your sessions and you can now concentrate on your muscular endurance. Please remember that muscular endurance is the slowest to build up. Depending on your physical condition and body makeup it may take 6 or more months to feel any significant improvement. Play around with the parameters above to suit your needs and progress. Lastly be aware that all your improvements WILL be lost if you stop for a period long enough. So you have to work on maintaining your improvements. As for muscular endurance just train to run further and faster. That's all there is to it. No secrets here.
Is it normal to have a 165 heart rate while exercising?
In short, for most healthy people ta heart rate of 165 while working out is perfectly fine. This line gets more complicated with health risks and age, so if you're not sure check with a doctor.Heart rate is a pretty tricky topic since it really depends on the person, how much they are used to working out, their genetics, and their age. A person's max heart rate can be calculated by subtracting their age from 220. When working out, you'll generally want to achieve a heart rate of 60-80% of max. Athletes, can usually be pushed beyond this max heart rate, or rather the formula is bad at predicting their true max. When I lift weights my heart rate is around 150. When I run, it can reach 198. (I'm a 23 year old athlete, but that is close to the formula the max stated.) On the other hand my brother would probably end up in a hospital if his heart rate got that high. He doesn't exercise at all so his heart isn't in as good shape.