Is It Ok for Your Heartrate To Get Higher When You Are Up Doing Things?

Question

I have been laying around for a few weeks and had the flu/virus and not used to laying around that much .I am used to a farily normal pulse of around 72 during the day and 65 at night.Most of the time it doesnt got to much over 110 when Im up and active.I have seen two specialist lately for ear problems and through check up.One is a vascular specialist .Both say there are no problems with my heart or lungs or blood pressure.But recently since I have started getting up doing things that require a little exercise my heart rate goes up a ittle higher than it usually does but I have been laying around alot lately .Does this sound normal that I have gotten used to having a slow or normal pulse and that the little exercise is stimulating my heart to beat a little faster because Im not used to it?and Im getting over laying around?its given me a little anxiety because of it but I asked my doctor and they said its normal.Its jut working harder because its not used to being that active but still

I have a friend that is a cardiac nurse of 30 years .Head nurse at the hospital here .She is around me alot and says there is nothing wrong with me other than needing to get up and get busy and exercise even more to get better..does this sound normal?

Answer 1

If you've been under a doctor's care, I suppose you would know if you had any underlying problems. Get up more often and get moving. The flu can have an awful effect on a body, and seems to have wreaked havoc on yours. Get that heartrate elevated and keep at it. You most likely will be back to your normal self soon.

Answer 2

I did something very similar a couple years back, so congratulations. Keep doing the right things. To maximize: - Keep your calorie intake above 1200, maybe more since you're working out. Your body needs fuel to exercise and if you deprive it, your metabolism will shut down, you'll have no energy and you won't lose weight. Just eat healthy. - Start reading about glycemic index and insulin response. For example, to maximize fat burning, avoid eating anything for 2 hours before a workout. You can eat complex carbs after the workout. Don't eat for 2 hours before bedtime (this is really hard for me, but it does work. - Eat a relatively big breakfast and small dinner. I like a couple of eggs, some grain cereal, milk, big glass of OJ. - have healthy snacks around. apples. veggies. - when you workout, do intervals. A 20 minute interval session will give you more fitness and fatburning than a 40 minute steady state. The trick is, your intervals have to be HARD and your recoveries EASY. As many days a week as your energy allows. It's worth eating a bit more healthy fuel if it means you get better workouts. Have fun Scott

Answer 3

Your friend is a nurse and provided you with valid information. Do you not believe her? You come into a forum full of strangers you expect to believe them over a person who's career is in that field?

Unbelievable.

Answer 4

YES , RESTING HEART RATES ARE LIKE BETWEEN 54-80 , ACTIVITY HEART RATES WOULD BE BETWEEN 90-130

Answer 5

Your friend is 100% right on the money!