Sometimes after I run 5 to 8 miles my blood pressure drops to as low as 81/58, normally it is around 108/62.?

Question

After resting and drinking fluids it slowly returns to the normal for me range. My resting pulse is 42 to 48 and my hard run pulse rate is 188 to 192. How low can a blood pressure drop to not cause a serious heath problem? ( age -57)

Answer 1

It is a normal Physiological Compensatory Mehanism exhibited by your cardiac muscles after such hard work. There is nothing wrong with your heart or your pulse.
This pressure drops for few hours in cases and an exact perimeter cannot be drawn as the lactic acid is converted to glucose at the expense of oxygen you inhale at resting level.

This is a basic physiology question, so to be soft and simple No damage to heart will occur.

Answer 2

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 3

There is nothing "impressive" about that pulse rate. I don't think it's true but if it is it is too low.

There is NO EVIDENCE a low pulse rate extends life.As long as your pulse rate is NORMAL you are OK

A good healthy pulse rate is 66-73.


There are MANY who do not have a very low pulse rate and are VERY HEALTHY AND ACTUALLY IN BETTER SHAPE THAN SOMEONE WHO HAS LOW PULSE RATE


OLYMPIC SPRINTERS BEING ONE OF THEM.


There is a certain POINT OF OVER EXCERCISING and you do not help yourself

Michael Jordan's workout instructor said ANYTHING OVER 2 MILES OF A RUN IS NOT BENEFICIAL FOR HEALTH and is done for other reasons.


OLYMPIC SPRINTERS DO VERY LITTLE AEROBIC WORK

Maybe a 1 mile run ONCE a week


Everett Hosak who lived to 102 ONLY RAN 1 MILE 2 TIMES A WEEK


ASLO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH

YOU WILL SEE KOZO HARAGUCHI

the 95 year old SPRINTER RECORD HOLDER

LOOK AT HOW GOOD HE LOOKS AND HOW HEALTHY HE IS FROM SPRINTS


http://www.google.com

LOOK HIM UP

Answer 4

Wow. You're resting pulse is impressive. Ignore the guy who says this type of workout shouldn't be done. Have you ever felt faint, light headed, or dizzy after one of these runs? That would give me cause for concern. My blood pressure generally goes up after a run. Loss of fluid due to perspiration should make your BP go up. As long as it returns to normal fairly quickly, I should think you'd be OK.

Answer 5

Generally, lower blood pressure is one of the long-term benefits of regular exercise. This is usually of little concern unless you suffer other symptoms. One reason is because blood vessels expand in order to help dissipate heat. Normally, this is okay.
See: http://www.afpafitness.com/articles/Pressurelink.htm
However, another reason might be dehydration, which causes
a decrease in blood volume. Usually you can avoid dehydration by drinking enough fluid during exercise.

Answer 6

This type of workout is NOT helping your heart

It will age you Just look at Howard Stern


DO SPRINTS 100 METERS


with a 400 meter walk in between each of them


3 of them done 2-3 times a week



This is how olympic sprinters train and they AGE WELL