Heart rate

KatMR16
KatMR16 Posts: 25 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
My heart rate gets SUPER high during intense cardio circuits. I'm 24 so my maxmium is like 165 i believe. But my heart rate reaches 190 if I don't stop a few times. I asked my doctor about it, and he didn't seem concernee. Just said that my body isn't used to it since I haven't worked out for a few years. I know i have read instances where peoole say the formula is off for the heart rate thing because every BODY is different. A lot of people said they took stress tests and their heart rate was fine at 190. I dunno, though. That scares me and makes me not even want to do it because i already suffer from health anxiety. I guess I will just requesg an exercise stress test. But I feel like they don't take me seriously since I'm "young" and a woman.

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  • burberrygirl72
    burberrygirl72 Posts: 14 Member
    As a qualified nurse your heart rate can go very high especially if your not used to exercising the more you exercise the more it comes down check your resting heart rate I'd be more concerned if tht what high hun x
  • KatMR16
    KatMR16 Posts: 25 Member
    My resting rate is anywhere betwen 75-85.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I'm 38 at get my HR into the 180s regularly, into the 190s occasionally.

    Why do you think your maximum is 165 bpm at 24 years old? (Hint: if you can do 190 bpm then 165 isn't your max.)

    I'm guessing you aren't in great shape (in terms of cardiovascular fitness) and when you exercise, it's a lot for you, which is why your heart is beating so fast. It will come down with time. This theory of mine is based on the fact that this happens to pretty much everyone.
  • slowbubblecar
    slowbubblecar Posts: 91 Member
    There are many different equations for heart rate but your max heart rate should be close to 190. 165 is likely the high intensity cardio threshold for you.

    http://www.fitdigits.com/maximum-heart-rate.html

    I'm not sure what you are using to measure your heart rate but that could be off as well making it appear higher. I haven't used my HRM for a while but some machines at the gym are off where I go.
  • KatMR16
    KatMR16 Posts: 25 Member
    I use a fitbit surge and it is usually pretty accurate because i wear it and compare with the heart rate monitors at the doctors. But I'm glad it is pretty normal. I guess i did the formula wrong. I figured MAX heart rate being 190, i shouldn't get close to it or go past it and i am not in the greatest shape aftee having two kids and not exercising.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    KatMR16 wrote: »
    But my heart rate reaches 190 if I don't stop a few times.

    So you're max HR is at least 190.

  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    edited May 2016
    My lactate threshold heart rate is 165 bpm (and again I'm 38), it's highly unlikely your max HR is 165.

    Fitbit's HRM is erratic and inaccurate for exercise, especially intense exercise. It's just not reliable for that. When it says 190 your HR could be 170 or 210 bpm, or somewhere in between. If this is important to you, buy or borrow a chest strap, or a reliable OHR like a Mio or a medical device. You can get a Polar H7 strap for $40 on Amazon and pair it to your cell phone to find out what your heart is doing.
  • KatMR16
    KatMR16 Posts: 25 Member
    I will invest on one with a chest strap. Is polar H7 a good one?
  • KatMR16
    KatMR16 Posts: 25 Member
    I was thinking of getting a samsing gear 2. But since fitbit won't be accurate with intense exercise, samsung watch wouldn't be either, correct?
  • Noelani1503
    Noelani1503 Posts: 378 Member
    I use the polar one and like it. I've found it to be accurate when I compare to a carotid pulse.

    My max HR is 191, and I'm 29. I regularly hit 180, which is 94% of my max, when I'm running a race or doing HIIT. I don't like to go over 180 because for me personally, that's when I start to feel really crappy. But I can hover in the 160s and 170s and feel great.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    edited May 2016
    KatMR16 wrote: »
    I will invest on one with a chest strap. Is polar H7 a good one?

    I love mine!
    Edit: No in regards to the Samsung... you definitely want to wear a chest strap with any HRM, it's just far more accurate to have it monitor your heart rate that way. Since the chest strap is on your chest.. Simply wearing a watch just isn't going to be accurate. None of the toys are 100% nor are the machines, but it's a way to track as best we can.
  • aub6689
    aub6689 Posts: 351 Member
    edited May 2016
    I think you are thinking of your max HR Zone, your maximum HR is actually calculated as 220-age. The Max HR zone is just the zone you enter if working out at 80-90% of your max. It is okay to go higher. I think it is like 80% of your max HR is entering that zone. So your max HR is 220-24=196.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I've hit 199 in my late 30s.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    KatMR16 wrote: »
    I will invest on one with a chest strap. Is polar H7 a good one?

    This is the one that I have and works really well for more me.
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