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    How much cardio a week?

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      I walk between 1.5-5 hours depending on the day with relative ease.
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      Tacklewasher wrote: »
      Do you have a heart rate monitor? And is it something your doctor recommends? I'm just curious if there is a correlation between your heart working too fast and your fatigue.
      I'd take it easy until you can check with the doctor. Maybe just do 1 of your exercises per day (15 mins) until you can see him.

      Yes I have a heart rate monitor. The highest I'm allowed to let my heart rate get is 140 which is 75% of my maximum heart rate.

    • Posts: 233 Member
      trigden1991 wrote: »
      I walk between 1.5-5 hours depending on the day with relative ease.

      Ok?

    • Posts: 7,122 Member
      trigden1991 wrote: »
      I walk between 1.5-5 hours depending on the day with relative ease.

      What kind of heart issues do you have?
    • Posts: 7,122 Member
      alid8333 wrote: »
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      Yes I have a heart rate monitor. The highest I'm allowed to let my heart rate get is 140 which is 75% of my maximum heart rate.

      Do you see any correlation between HR and feeling tired? Or does it not seem to matter?

      And I'm really only curious at this point. I have no real advice to give.
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      Tacklewasher wrote: »
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      Do you see any correlation between HR and feeling tired? Or does it not seem to matter?

      And I'm really only curious at this point. I have no real advice to give.

      No correlation at all.

    • Posts: 1,572 Member
      alid8333 wrote: »
      For the past 3 weeks I've been doing brisk walking at a incline of 6 or more everyday. My heart doctor cleared me the other day to start using my elliptical again. I've been doing 30 min of brisk walking at a incline of 6 or more AND doing 30 min on the elliptical the past couple days.

      Yesterday after working out I felt extremely drained the rest of the day. So I decided to take today off.

      I figured since I'm pretty sedentary throughout the day other than cleaning the house and exercise it would be ok to workout everyday. But everything I've read says 5 days a week is sufficient.

      What's everyone's opinion on this?

      Are you trying to lose weight? Or just stay healthy? Why are you seeing a heart doctor?
    • Posts: 7,122 Member
      alid8333 wrote: »
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      I have Afib and mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation. My doctor is on vacation at the moment.

      From the first page.
    • Posts: 7,122 Member
      alid8333 wrote: »
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      No correlation at all.

      Huh. I guess that would suggest to me that taking it easy won't be of much help. But I'm not a heart doctor and did not stay at a Holiday Inn last night, so what do I know :)
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      Tacklewasher wrote: »
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      What kind of heart issues do you have?

      I think he's answering the title question, not telling OP what to do.
    • Posts: 233 Member
      Tacklewasher wrote: »
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      What kind of heart issues do you have?

      My heart goes into AFib and Mitral Valve Prolapse with regurgitation.

    • Posts: 233 Member
      fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
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      Are you trying to lose weight? Or just stay healthy? Why are you seeing a heart doctor?

      Lose weight and help improve cardiovascular health.
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