High RHR?

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larashamain

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Hi,

I am a fitness instructor teaching and participating in around 12-13 classes per week. It is mainly cardio classes (BodyCombat, BodyJam, Zumba, Tae Kwon Do) and a LBT class. My Resting heart rate is around 80-85 bpm normally and I was wondering if anyone knew if this was normal? I am 19 years old and my boyfriend (who studied sport and exercise sciences at uni) says it is too high for the amount I am doing. I was wondering if anyone else has any comments on it?

Thanks for the help!!

Lara
 
When I use to donate plasma they would have to take my pulse beforehand. One day my heart was beating at only 50BPM. She had informed me that it was extremely unusual for someone of my activity level to have a heartrate that low and that it's only usual for athletes like lance armstrong. So I guess my point is that your heartrate may have just been high that day or you(and the rest of us) can't control our heartrates like lance.
 
I agree with the bf. Based on your fitness and age, your resting heart rate is about twice what I would have thought it would be. Has it always been this high? How do you measure your hr?

I am a fit 51yo and my rhr is 48.
 
Your RHR doesn't sound normal, for your age or your fitness level. This could be indicative of a couple of things.

First off, you could potentially be over-training. If you're not giving yourself enough time to rest, your body can't recovery fully, and even begins to break down in variety of ways. A high RHR is a leading symptom of this. Have you noticed any other symptoms, such as excessive fatigue, changes in appetite, moods shifts (including depression), muscle soreness lasting longer than a couple of days? All of these are indicators of over-training syndrome. OTS is a pretty complicated malady and can often take a great deal of time to recover from so it's important to try and catch it early.

Another major possibility (which is far more severe in the immediate sense) is that you could have some sort of cardiovascular issue, particularly some sort of heart murmur or defect. Enlarged heart (also known as athletic heart syndrome) can sometimes present with an irregular heart beat or rate while at rest, which generally behaves normally during exercise.

There are also other possibilities such as hyperthyroidism and even anxiety that can contribute to a high RHR. In any event, I think your best bet would be to get in and see a doctor. A high RHR is typically the sign of a real problem. Your heart is having to work much harder than it should be which places an excessive strain on the heart in general.

Hope this helps!
 
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