Hello, I am a female who is 23 and I just quite smoking in Aug. I never work out I am 5'5" 132lb and for the most part I am pretty out of shape. I NEVER work out. I recently decided to work out and today I was doing the stair stepper and treadmill and my hear rate reached like 172!!! Then it felt like it skipped a beat which it does alot anyways. Is that normal?? If not would could happen to me if it gets that high? why would it get that high I was not even working that hard I don't even think that I broke much of a sweat?????????//Please HELP!
2007-11-27 15:15:42 · 3 answers · asked by Amanda S 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Hello,
It depends on how hard you were working -- could you breathe while your heart rate was up? 172 is a bit high for light exercise but not necessarily concerning. The skipped heart beat could be a totally benign premature ventricular contraction or it could be something to worry about -- I would go to my doctor and ask for a checkup and ask these same questions.
2007-11-27 15:21:33 · answer #1 · answered by SailorG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats your heart rate at rest? Double your rest rate is a good cardiac work out. But you might be over doing it a tad to start with. Also check your Blood Pressure at rest. 110 - 130 over 60-75 is good. You might have a bit high pressure with the skipped beats.
2007-11-27 23:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by jadamgrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your heart rate is dictated by your age and fitness level.
See this website to determine your target rate:
http://www.refityourself.com/refit/healthtopics_article1.html
2007-11-27 23:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by MSC Lieu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋