Hi*
I am 56years old, 5' 6" and about 72kg so in reasonable shape. Just getting back into an exercise routine after tearing a calf muscle a few months back playing soccer.*
I recently bought a Heart Rate Monitor which basically using the accepted methodology tells me 220 less my age 56 = Max Heart rate of 164 right?*
Well I did a 20min session on a stationery bike (at asimilar level of exertion to what I would do any other time) and my heart rate (according to the monitor) climbed to 140 without any real effort and when I did push it went over 170 then 180 then 190 up to a max of 209 and yet I felt I was on about 70% exertion. I felt no pressure or discomfort so figured maybe I had misunderstood the chart or the monitor was faulty so kept going. Basically the reading was above 170 the whole time I was exercising. (Then I remembered way back some 20yrs ago, last time I had a Heart Rate monitor it would beep at me almost as soon as I started running to say I was exceeding the fitness workout zone.)*
After I finished my workout I came online and confirmed the charts suggest 164 max. I have exercised again since and on the bike my heart rate goes way up. (although I did not let it go as high this time). At this stage I dont think the monitor is faulty.
So I am wondering should I be joining the*X-Men as a mutant, should I be buying*Funeral Insurance or is it fairly common that some people have very rapid heart rates when exercising??*
Cheers
SelfHelp Fitness Guy
I am 56years old, 5' 6" and about 72kg so in reasonable shape. Just getting back into an exercise routine after tearing a calf muscle a few months back playing soccer.*
I recently bought a Heart Rate Monitor which basically using the accepted methodology tells me 220 less my age 56 = Max Heart rate of 164 right?*
Well I did a 20min session on a stationery bike (at asimilar level of exertion to what I would do any other time) and my heart rate (according to the monitor) climbed to 140 without any real effort and when I did push it went over 170 then 180 then 190 up to a max of 209 and yet I felt I was on about 70% exertion. I felt no pressure or discomfort so figured maybe I had misunderstood the chart or the monitor was faulty so kept going. Basically the reading was above 170 the whole time I was exercising. (Then I remembered way back some 20yrs ago, last time I had a Heart Rate monitor it would beep at me almost as soon as I started running to say I was exceeding the fitness workout zone.)*
After I finished my workout I came online and confirmed the charts suggest 164 max. I have exercised again since and on the bike my heart rate goes way up. (although I did not let it go as high this time). At this stage I dont think the monitor is faulty.
So I am wondering should I be joining the*X-Men as a mutant, should I be buying*Funeral Insurance or is it fairly common that some people have very rapid heart rates when exercising??*
Cheers
SelfHelp Fitness Guy