While working out today my....

TheFearThatGaveMeWings
TheFearThatGaveMeWings Posts: 42
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
While I was on the treadmill today my heart rate rose to 200.. I had only been on for about 15min and was going at a brisk pace, I had the speed set to 3.7 with no incline. Is this bad? I couldn't imagine it would be normal! I wasn't even going all that fast at all...

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  • walkdmc
    walkdmc Posts: 529 Member
    How do you know your HR was 200? How was it measured?

    I'm not being snarky, just curious because 200 is too high and I doubt that count unless you had an arrythmia. In the case of the later, you probably would've felt dizzy or at least nauseated. I'm thinking it was a misread/glitch of the machine or your HRM.
  • TheFearThatGaveMeWings
    TheFearThatGaveMeWings Posts: 42
    Yeah the treadmill had one of those handgrips that monitors your heart rate as you work out. It would vary from 160-200 but 200 sounded a little crazy to me.. Like not very healthy or good..
  • walkdmc
    walkdmc Posts: 529 Member
    Oops, I responded by editing my original post, sorry for the confusion. I'm sure the machine was wrong.
  • flab2sixpack
    flab2sixpack Posts: 84
    I agree... probably the machine was screwing up. When I'm really pushing my aerobic workouts, my HRM shows around 165 and I'm huffing and puffing. I couldn't imagine how I would be if it was getting close to 200.
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