how high should my heart rate be while exercising?

misskate719
misskate719 Posts: 92
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
I try and run 2 miles a day, and sometimes my heart rate gets up to 230 and I feel like my lungs are going to burst....what's the average normal heart rate while exercising? Is mine too high? Advice please! Thank you! :)

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  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    bump
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    thats probably either inaccurate or you have a health issue.

    dont use a heart rate monitor..take your own heart rate.

    a rule of thumb is..a persons maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age. max heart rate is the highest rate through exercise a person can acheive.

    i'm 34 so my max heart rate is 186..i rarely go above 150 when doing cardio.

    if your heart rate is that high..i'd seek medical advice and see a doctor.
  • Derv
    Derv Posts: 84 Member
    Are you sure? because 230 would indicate near death!
    Have a look here
    http://www.brianmac.co.uk/maxhr.htm

    maybe your hrm is a bit wonky & needs replacing..
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    my hrm goes up to 200 on the stairmaster...
  • hush7hush
    hush7hush Posts: 2,273 Member
    The highest I have EVER gotten mine was 190 while doing HIIT with the highest resistance
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    Heart rate is an incredibly variable thing. Its really a hard thing to measure, because everyting is a factor. Your current weight, BMI, muscle memory, intensity, stress levels, your height, etc are all major factors. In fact, the shape and size of your heart will affect this. Lance armstrong is able to pump his blood at almost 2x the rate of a normal human being, which allows him to get twice as much energy for (in terms of work on the heart) half the work.

    For a normal, average human being, if you can sustain around 170-180, that is a good level. If you are able to maintain higher, go right ahead, and keep doing so, just make sure you give yourself time to rest, so you dont pass out or anything
  • JatieKo621
    JatieKo621 Posts: 425 Member
    Heart rate is an incredibly variable thing. Its really a hard thing to measure, because everyting is a factor. Your current weight, BMI, muscle memory, intensity, stress levels, your height, etc are all major factors. In fact, the shape and size of your heart will affect this. Lance armstrong is able to pump his blood at almost 2x the rate of a normal human being, which allows him to get twice as much energy for (in terms of work on the heart) half the work.

    For a normal, average human being, if you can sustain around 170-180, that is a good level. If you are able to maintain higher, go right ahead, and keep doing so, just make sure you give yourself time to rest, so you dont pass out or anything


    Although 230 does seem very high, I have to agree with xfaultx....EVERYONE is different. There are 2937429387 factors that go in to how your heart rate is determined and every single person has differing factors. I found this out because when I do INSANITY my HR has gotten up to 200 (usually 190 is my peak) and I have even taken my heart rate manually to make sure my HRM was accurate (and it was!) I also noticed that my calorie burn was higher than other people on here who were doing the same insanity workouts, but I checked my HR with a calorie burning calculator that factors in gender, height, weight, average and peak heart rate and it was accurate as well. Hope this helped!
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