Heart rate

cleopatra09
cleopatra09 Posts: 4
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi, I am 58 years old and excercise 3 to 4 times a week. I recently bought a heart rate watch with chest strap and my heart rate during excercise can get up to 173bpm. I have read this is way too high. I am now worried I might be putting myself in danger.any advice would be great:smile:

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  • cantfail
    cantfail Posts: 169 Member
    The maximum heart rate guidelines are based on "Joe Average". That may not be you. I am right behind you in age and have notices the same thing. Check this out. It explains it better than I could.

    http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/exercising-beyond-my-max-heart-rate-safe
  • cleopatra09
    cleopatra09 Posts: 4
    Thanks..I found it very interesting..I think I will try to keep my bpm at a max. Of 165..I found that when I did go into the 170's, I felt a bit sick, so I will try not to get carried away in future:smile:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It depends on how long it is sustained...I can't imagine you're sustaining 170s for very long. When I do sprinting intervals I can hit about 95%-100% of my theoretical max...but that's not sustained effort. When I'm jogging or something I'm usually right around 80% or so with my HR being right around 145 - 150 BPM sustained.

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