Resting Heartbeat

dsmiff · May 2007

I have been riding to work for over 1 year now. I ride fairly intensivly for about 20 mins each way every day - Avg almost 20mph(on road bike). I ride at the weekend at Llandegla at (what I think) is a more than respectable pace.

My resting heatbeat is around 70, but just standing up jumps to over 100, when I had a health check at work my fitness came out as moderate.

I have lost 3 stone (now 12.5 stone) over this time and was a complete slob before - what's going on, should I worry or will it just take more time???

I'm going to put a HRM on tommorow morning and see what it's running at!

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ratty2k · May 2007

I pesonally wouldn't worry 'bout it. I know that you can use a HRM to exercise in certain zones. But sometimes wonder if they give to much info anf therefore worry arises from their use. I only worry when my resting heart rate goes to zero, but a quick smack on the chest gets it going again... well so far......

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dsmiff · May 2007

Good point - not seen zero yet!!!

I know when I first started cycling it was peaking at over 190 - stopped wearing the thing soon after and it was only after having a health check at work did I get it out again.

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Unknown · May 2007

When you stand up, your blood pressure to your head falls - so the heart compensates by increasing its rate until the arteries contract some. This is called orthostatic hypotension (I think!) and is quite common. I have it.

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dsmiff · May 2007

Might explain why I feel a bit light headed after standing up.

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Unknown · May 2007

Yeah makes the 100 seem lifeless to sonics 200 plus.Its that big head of yours paul :-)

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Unknown · May 2007

Lol! My HR is all over the place. In a morning it can be lower than 40.

Postural hypotension is often a sign of dehydration. I get it cos I am ****ed.

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Unknown · May 2007

Keep of the fizzies and beer and drink some water then.

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Unknown · May 2007

Yep, on my two litres a day!

Can't hurt to check with the doc about the heart beat raising when you stand. What is your blood pressure?

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dsmiff · May 2007

Just looked at some of the complications of Postural hypotension on the internet.... good idea not to google, some quite scary stuff in there!

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dsmiff · May 2007

somthing like 130 / 80 so I think pretty normal.

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Unknown · May 2007

Not sure at moment,will be through the roof for most of tomorrow

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Unknown · May 2007

Yeah, those internet things can be scary! I actually been tested for some of the causes LOL! Might just be a normal thing you have. Loads get it.

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dsmiff · May 2007

Yes some of the symptoms like my incredibly small bladder I've had since birth! But when you read them together.....

I once had a lump in my groin, went on the internet and invented all sorts of illnesses for myself - In the end it turned out to be a hernia (It took me almost year to see a doctor) - us blokes are really pathetic when it comes to health!!

too much information........

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Unknown · May 2007

Can't be too sure haha. I convinced myself I didn't have an adrenal tumour, then was told I had! Its my 3rd leg I'm worried about...

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Unknown · May 2007

maybe a little of topic but i think it was mensioned above does anyone feel faint and light headed when they jump up after being sat down,[?]

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<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">maybe a little of topic but i think it was mensioned above does anyone feel faint and light headed when they jump up after being sat down<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

I call that a head-rush, definitely know the feeling. I usually get them from exercise withdrawal. They're most annoying when you go for a pi** in the middle of the night, when you have the light beat you in the face

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Unknown · May 2007

Its the same as above - postural hypotension. Blood pools in your limbs, you stand up, head gets starved of oxygen for a brief second. Then your nervous system kicks in and raises the pulse and narrows arteries to restore arterial pressure.

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Stealthwmb · May 2007

Mine's 53 and my max so far is 179.

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Unknown · May 2007

Mine is usually 60, lowest has been 38, max 240.

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Unknown · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by supersonic

Its the same as above - postural hypotension. Blood pools in your limbs, you stand up, head gets starved of oxygen for a brief second. Then your nervous system kicks in and raises the pulse and narrows arteries to restore arterial pressure.
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I had a real bad attack of that once after a night
on the beer, woke up in the night for a pee walked
upstairs to the toliet by the time I was there my
heart was going crazy with palpitations and I started
going dizzy and cold sweating had to sit on the bog for
a few mins , then felt ok again and had the wee [:D]

get the little dizzy spels when getting up every now and
again, but never like that luckly

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Unknown · May 2007

Sounds like dehydration and relaxation from the beer! If I get up too quick in a morning (aftenoon ;-)) I get horrific palpitations. My beta blockers help a lot though.

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Unknown · May 2007

Arrgh good old beta blockers, my Dr gave me them for
Migraines didnt work but sure helped me chill.

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Unknown · May 2007

Not good when exercising though!

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Unknown · May 2007

Yeah I remember him saying if they are making
my feel tired, "To go and run around the block"

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Unknown · May 2007

I used to be on Alpha blcokers too - now they were interesting drugs..

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CURWENATOR · May 2007

Resting Heart Beat depends on age and fitness primarily! anywhere between 60-75 is normal for a male 26-45!

to be honest doing 40 minutes a day isn't really going to reduce your pulse greatly unless your climbing greatly! pulse rates tend only to b low in athletes of endurance discliplines

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StefanH · May 2007

Whilst maxing the relax to a couple of episodes of Lost recently, my heart-rate dropped to under 50. I was seriously relaxed though. It's around 75 as I'm sat here typing. I have a bad hangover though, so that's probably not helping

Unknown · May 2007

Think as my heart rate is usually down around 55-60. Most I ever got it up to was 214.... and it hurt like mad! It only really starts to knacker when my heart rate gets over about 185.
Oh crap.. me chest feels tight and I've got a tingling sensation up me left arm!

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kentholroyd · May 2007

DUDE _ "DONT WORRY ABOUT IT" I had a resting heart rate of 44 a minute but even when i was 18 stone i did...I lost 4 stone and spent 10 years getting super fit. still got a resting heart rate of 48 now. The main thing i learned was not my resting heart rate and not even if it shoots up to a 100 if i get up quick , i learned that my maximum heart rate ten years ago was 250 now its 180. Thats the main one i noticed had a significant change for the better.Remember keep checking your heart rate causes stress ad its stress thats the KILLER..

Gambatte · July 2007

rode home today 15 miles. HR 158-180.

Main reason I use it is I like to check it settles down quickly when the workload decreases

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