Any runners out there? I have a heart question.
I was a runner in high school, though I'm sensitive to cold weather, and I don't have much desire to run in the cold. Interestingly, I have a congenitally weak heart. In the summer it gets to about 60 beats/minute at rest, and it was about that not long ago, but very recently it has jumped up to 72beats/min.
I'm worried. This heart rate jump has been sudden. I can feel the difference. Does anyone know some good workouts to strengthen the heart? Long distance running doesn't seem to work so well. Intervals? I'm willing to go outside in the winter if it will help solve my problem.
I'm worried. This heart rate jump has been sudden. I can feel the difference. Does anyone know some good workouts to strengthen the heart? Long distance running doesn't seem to work so well. Intervals? I'm willing to go outside in the winter if it will help solve my problem.
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Take it easy, see your doctor, and press the issue when you do. This is not for us to advise or for you to wait. AND ALWAYS get a second opinion.
Edit: I'm sure you know all this, knowing your own condition better than any of us, but you really have to take any changes very seriously and see a doctor first. Could be nothing right, but if it's something, I'm sure it's somehing you'd rather avoid.
[ 01-18-2003: Message edited by: Matsu ]</p>
but you might consider the words of astronaut armstrong who once said when asked why he doesn't jog. "i believe i only have a limited number of heartbeats available to me, and i'm not wasting any running around the block!"
Anyway, while I've been caffeine free for a day or so, this is the middle of exam & project period, and I've been stressed & caffeinated for a while. (However, this has never happened to me before and I've been stressed before.) If the condition keeps up after Thursday, I'll go see a doc.
Thanks.