Should you work out if you have a heart murmur and vertigo?

Question

If so, what kind should you do?
If not, why not?

Answer 1

Obviously this a question better left answered by a professional. But from personal experience, vertigo makes it close to impossible to attempt strenuous activities (in my particular case, it was trying to play through football practice with it). I became very disoriented with symptoms similar to dehydration. In regards to what you should do is very slow, light paced exercises.

Answer 2

Only you can define that. I can suggest a lot of things but you will be the good judge of what is good and what is not (which is when you become symptomatic)

Just know that some exercise may to an extent not be for you because of the heart murmur and vertigo.

Answer 3

I used to have a heart murmur and my doctor told me I could work out, but not over do it. He said when I started to feel light headed or tired I need to quit. Although I was very young when they told me I had this and didn't work out often. Maybe ran at school P.E. or something, but thats about it. If I were you I'd ask my doctor because everyone is different. And about the vertigo I'd ask them about that too. I've never had it.

Answer 4

No doctor can predict how your body will respond. If I were you I would work-out and see how my body responds.. Start off slowly walking, and then a jog for a little to get your heart rate up and then walk again to bring the heart rate down... Do that for a mile and see how you feel.. If you feel ok, then do it a couple days later and monitor your body. In this life you must find out what your limitations are - no doctor can tell you this because he does not have a crystal ball into the way your body ticks.. Furthermore, what may have been good for your body one year will be different another year.. Naturally, your phsiology changes from year to year. They say most peoples body is completely different from the year before because of time, age, and change. Good luck

Answer 5

I have a murmur it is really good to workout. Just be yourself cause your heart can adjust to it. Sometimes people grow out of their murmurs with the right amount of exercise. That's at least what my Doctor tells me all the time

Answer 6

Vertigo is not the fear of heights. Vertigo is a severe state of dizzyness.......to the point that the sufferer may have the sensation of "spinning in space", no sense of balance. It is sometimes associated with an inner ear problem.

Answer 7

under the advice of a doctor only

Answer 8

good question, if it were me, I'd run five miles quick than see what happens.

Answer 9

no, not if u want 2 kill urself