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Question about Heart Rate

ZombotZombot Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Some background information: I'm around 200 lbs, and fairly fit. I weight lift and run regularly, and have been doing so for years and years. I have a heart murmur, but it was cleared by a doctor as benign and hasn't really affected me in any considerable way.

I've been taking an interest in my heart rate during exercise. My resting heart rate is 54 bpm. I've found that my heart rate is still elevated to 72 bpm after working out for a considerable time (appox. 30 to 60 minutes afterward). According to some of the tests I've found online, my recovery heart rate is "outstanding" (meaning that after a minute of rest from exercise my heart rate decreases 50 bpms from my exercise heart rate), but my heart rate doesn't return to my normal resting heart rate for quite some time.

Is this normal or am I just being a worry wort?

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  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Hello,

    Trying to find answers to questions like this on the internet is not the best approach. If you are so worried about this, my humble advice is: See a Cardiologist. A good specialist should be able to clear any doubts, and if necessary, request the correct medical tests for you.

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  • FirstComradeStalinFirstComradeStalin Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Do you have any actual symptoms during this cooldown time? If not, it's probably just the regular recovery your body goes through after a workout.

    If you're really concerned, maybe consider toning down the workout? Especially as you get older you have to accept your body won't recover as quickly

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  • Feels Good ManFeels Good Man Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I am not a doctor but I also do exercise a lot and have taken a lot of pulses and blood pressures (medic)


    54 resting is pretty awesome, and even your elevated bpm (72) is pretty average -- for a resting adult


    but if it concerns you, obviously see someone

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  • ZombotZombot Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I'm trying to gauge if there is an actual problem without seeing a doctor, which is dumb, I know. I tend to over analyze and start to worry about things when there isn't a problem in the first place.

    Thanks for the help so far.

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  • ATIRageATIRage Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    that kind of heart rate is coveted by most. My only concern is that if your murmur acts up with that low of a rate, then it could cause difficulty. But, since there haven't been problems yet you are likely in the clear.

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