Exercising with a heart condition

irishgal44

Anyone out there? I have IST (Inapproriate Sinus Tachycardia)...my bpm go as high as 210 when I exercise after a couple of minutes...however, I have not let it stop me from getting exercing in and I refuse to let it change my life. Anyone else out there with a condition?

Also, if anyone out there does have IST, do you consume all the cals your HRM says you burn, or do you go by MFP? Mine say I burn triple the amount due to the increased hr, so I just go off the site. Because I truely dont' think I'm really burning over 1,000 calories when I run for 30 minutes.

hush7hush

I don't have that, but I do have a heart condition.

I don't let it stop me. The only time it really bothers me during exercise is while I'm doing HIIT.

Basically I try to ignore it. I just keep hoping that all the cardio will strengthen it.

McKayMachina

<--- Sinus Bradycardia. Though, at 59 bpm resting, I don't know how bradycardic that really is. But, yeah, it's sort of the opposite problem you've got. Takes me longer to ramp up to my target HR. It really doesn't affect me negatively, though. Good for you for being so resilient. Any person of lesser determination would be happy to wear that as a badge of excuse. You rock!

irishgal44

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Basically I try to ignore it. I just keep hoping that all the cardio will strengthen it.

Exactly!! My cardiologist said to exercise more...this is at the time I was running 5 times a week, 3-4 miles each time, plus the 30 day shred...I don't think exercising more was going to make much of a difference. However, if I hardly exercise, I can def. tell it's getting worse - so I know exercise is important.

BeautyFromPain

<--- Sinus Bradycardia. Though, at 59 bpm resting, I don't know how bradycardic that really is. But, yeah, it's sort of the opposite problem you've got. Takes me longer to ramp up to my target HR. It really doesn't affect me negatively, though. Good for you for being so resilient. Any person of lesser determination would be happy to wear that as a badge of excuse. You rock!

I agree! good going!

irishgal44

<--- Sinus Bradycardia. Though, at 59 bpm resting, I don't know how bradycardic that really is. But, yeah, it's sort of the opposite problem you've got. Takes me longer to ramp up to my target HR. It really doesn't affect me negatively, though. Good for you for being so resilient. Any person of lesser determination would be happy to wear that as a badge of excuse. You rock!

I will have to read up on this - interesting!! Thanks so much - I pouted the first month or so and brushed myself off and moved forward. No point in stopping my life and I almost find it to be an obstacle I'm going to beat - a challenge that I'm totally up for.

TK421NotAtPost

I'm well below 60 bpms too, but I USED to suffer from tachycardia. Had to take beta-blocker medication for a while, but I didn't like the way it was making me feel. So I slowly weaned myself off it and did cardio on a daily basis. Eventually my resting pulse went back to normal.

I was very worried about what could happen, but I soon got to the point where I told myself that I would rather die in the middle of exercise while trying to recover than just live the rest of my life worrying all the time....feeling my pulse, trying to not get excited about anything, etc.

irishgal44

I was very worried about what could happen, but I soon got to the point where I told myself that I would rather die in the middle of exercise while trying to recover than just live the rest of my life worrying all the time....feeling my pulse, trying to not get excited about anything, etc.

Wow, you are inspiring!! So your hr was high and you took beta blockers to lower it I assume? I refused to take them - just don't like the thought of being dependant on medicine. Great job - I'm going to start P90x after I lose the next 10 lbs (it will be my reward). Makes me wonder if that will help kick this tachycardia to the curb. Awesome job!!!!!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou: