Hard time raising heart rate at times

[kinane3]

At times I finding it more difficult to raise my heart rate into burn zone.  I've only been a user for about a month and I've been close or meeting my 10k steps a day as well as FitStar workouts. During some walks I can't seem to get past the high 60's to low 70's even at a brisk pace. I'll stop occasionally to manually check my pulse to see if it matches what sensor is getting an most times it's very close.  Isn't it too soon to see heart rate efficiency like this? I've never smoked and spend most of my working days at a desk.  

[SunsetRunner]

May not be a bad idea to make an appointment with your doctor-best to know for sure that everything is er...ticking along just fine.

[kinane3]

Was there a month ago and got a thumbs up.  I suppose I've been lucky for cardiac health, I haven't had to do much to have it either.  

[alyste]

The "zones" calculated by Fitbit are from an equation that is designed to fit most of the population, but it is not perfect for everyone. There are a LOT of things that can affect heart rate like stress, eating habits, past fitness habits, genetics, and much more.

I would try to judge the effectiveness of your workouts by how you feel. If the walk feels leisurely and your breathing is totally normal, you may want to pick up the pace. For jogging, the rule of thumb is that if you can sing while doing it, you should increase speed/difficulty. If you find it's hard to talk normally because you are breathing too hard, you may want to back down a bit.

If you have a heart that "runs low" and your doctor has checked for any underlying conditions, it might be fine to use the 'custom zone' option so your data is relevant to you.

[bcalvanese]

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@kinane3 wrote:

At times I finding it more difficult to raise my heart rate into burn zone.  I've only been a user for about a month and I've been close or meeting my 10k steps a day as well as FitStar workouts. During some walks I can't seem to get past the high 60's to low 70's even at a brisk pace. I'll stop occasionally to manually check my pulse to see if it matches what sensor is getting an most times it's very close.  Isn't it too soon to see heart rate efficiency like this? I've never smoked and spend most of my working days at a desk.  

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If you're trying to get a cardio, try power walking or running.

[app103]

Are you putting in all your steps on flat ground? Try finding yourself a hill to climb. That should get your heart rate where you need it to be. If it doesn't, then wear a backpack with a few books in it, adjusting the weight upwards, as needed, but not going over 20% of your body weight.

Also, talk to your doctor about it. Sometimes it's not enough to just get the thumbs up for exercise. Sometimes you need to ask what your target heart rate should actually be, based on your individual heart health, age, weight, average resting heart rate, etc. Perhaps you are aiming too high, and that's why you can't get there.

[y2kcrash]

Bottom line it is best  to have another Doctor visit for sure.

Could  be a sign of over training / poor diet etc . Causing a tired heart situation for example.

 Hence your heart may be protecting itself.

All to often people become too obsessive trying to reach / maintain their fitness objectives that they

wrongly concluded / believe anything but full steam ahead day in day out will result in a lack of progress.

WRONG ! WRONG ! WRONG!

Proper Rest Days combine with Proper Diet is just so important it can not be under stated otherwise everyone's body will eventually react negativity when push too far.

However that said there is not enough  known about your past  or present fitness behaviors here to draw any conclusions as to why which is why a doctor visit is best in order to error on the safe side.