Heart Rate

Lucky13MN · 01-Feb-05, 01:13 PM

When I got off the treadmill this morning my heart rate was 169, is that good/bad/normal?

Seemed like a big number to me so I thought I would ask. Resting it's upper 80's to lower 90's.

Cort · 01-Feb-05, 01:23 PM

High 80's/low 90's is a bit high. Anything below 75 is pretty decent. It takes a while to go down as you become more fit in a cardio sense, I used to be in that area and now I'm down between high 50's and low 60's

Lucky13MN · 01-Feb-05, 01:26 PM

Thanks, but is the 169 high after I jog a mile?

I just retook it and it's 66 right now at rest.

**Lady C** · 01-Feb-05, 01:41 PM

Kind of high if you follow the standard formula 220-age x .8 = ? (220-33 x .8 = 149). But that is just a guessimate. The bigger question is how did you feel? Like your heart was going to pop out of your chest? Or just kind of tired? If you were just tired then forget the formula and go by how you feel.

It is all relative. My resting heart rate is around 65bpm but the hubby is in the low 50's. My70-80% range should be in the 130s but that doesn't even tax me until I have been at it for an hour. I would much rather do a great run for 30 min. then a fast walk for two hours.

Lucky13MN · 01-Feb-05, 01:44 PM

To be honest, I felt like my heart and lungs were going to pop out of my chest... this is the first time I've done real cardio in years. I have been doing a mile in about 10-12 minutes.

01-Feb-05, 02:09 PM

Not enough info to determine that the 169 was too high but you did indicate that you were pooped so it may have been based on where you are from a cardio-fitness point of view.

Before you get out of bed in the morning check your pulse rate, measured in beats per minute. When I have been super-fit, I've been as low as 45 beats per minute (bpm). My guess is that right now I'm around 53 bpm. This will provide a clue as to what your maximum HR is. I believe mine is 175 bpm and I've crossed the finish line of a fun-run at 174 bpm. I probably felt how you did today at that point.

Seems like you need to do some cardio.

Lucky13MN · 01-Feb-05, 02:14 PM

Ok, that makes sense... I'll try and keep it more around 140 to start with then, don't need to be blowing up or anything

Thanks for the additional info!

Cort · 01-Feb-05, 02:14 PM

Take it when you wake up (before you exercise,) and before you have any caffeine or anything similar to it. If you take it anywhere close to when you recently exercised then it will be higher than normal, I checked mine last Teusday about 2 hours after lifting and I was at 72, about 15 above normal.

Never really paid attention to my heart rate when I run though, I need to get a monitor that I can wear outside, and those ones on the treadmills suck, gotta stop moving your arms just to use them lol.

**Firehawk** · 02-Feb-05, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady C

Kind of high if you follow the standard formula 220-age x .8 = ? (220-33 x .8 = 149). But that is just a guessimate. The bigger question is how did you feel? Like your heart was going to pop out of your chest? Or just kind of tired? If you were just tired then forget the formula and go by how you feel.

It is all relative. My resting heart rate is around 65bpm but the hubby is in the low 50's. My70-80% range should be in the 130s but that doesn't even tax me until I have been at it for an hour. I would much rather do a great run for 30 min. then a fast walk for two hours.

What's that formula? Max heart rate is just 220-age. Were you assuming that people should not target higher than 80% of the range? Just curious.

**Lady C** · 02-Feb-05, 02:57 PM

The formula for the "fat burn zone" is for your heart rate to be between 70-80% of you max heart rate.

Higher than 80% it is anerobic zone!

**Firehawk** · 02-Feb-05, 07:00 PM

Oh ok

Thanks, did not know that. But it makes complete sense.