High Heart Rate

[Kaspars]

Hello.

I'm new to all of this. So here goes.

I have been using FitBit Surge for about 2 weeks now and my resting heart rate is about 75 bpm (+/- 2).

So some of my friends say it's a bit high.

Basically I'm 28 and found my self in hospital at the start of this year. I was diagnosed with pancreatitis. Yes, I did use alcohol quite a bit and used to smoke. However I have always been involved in sports. So right now, I'm not drinking, not smoking and eating healthy. I feel fine but the heart rate worries me.

I usually take walks as I can't start sports yet. My average heartrate goes above 100 or even above 120. 

[Dominique]

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@Kaspars wrote:

My average heartrate goes above 100 or even above 120. 

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Your theoretical maximum heart rate is 220 - 28 = 192. You still have plenty of room to push it up before it starts getting worrying! I’m 55 and I regularly send mine to 170 (for instance when sprinting in hills).

If your resting HR is 75 and you’re only reaching 100-120 when exercising, this is still mild exercising, which can be a good thing when starting (if you were out of shape).

[JohnRi]

Ok, a 75 heart rate for 28 year old is typical of a 28 year maile who does not exercise heavily regulary, but othewise is quite normal.  The normal resting range goes up to 90-100.  Your rough max heart rate should be around 192.  So exercise rate of 120 is again normal.  Some say that for you 120 while doing hard exercise it too low, and that you are not pushing your self enough.  They would say get it up to 160 or higher.

I walk about 25 miles a week, and get my heart rate up to 140-180 doing it.  At 49, my max is 160ish.  I walk for around 7-9 hours a week.  My resting heart rate is around 63-66.  But it has been dropping as I lose weight, and get stronger.

Pancreatitis at 28, dude, you need to think about giving up alchohol forever.  Smoking raises the heart rate, so stay away from those forever too.

My thought are you are fine.  But if you are serious about your heart, get a echocartigraph done, and if your insurance will cover it, get a nuclear stress test done on your heart.  These will tell you the condition of your heart.  And clear you for heavier exercise.

The good news at 28, if you have damaged your heart, you're probably young enough for your heart to heal.

Good luck....

[EricJon_H]

I'm 57. Before I lost weight and started an exercise program my resting heart rate was 75-90 bpm, too. If you get back into exercising it should go down. I work out pretty regularly these days, and my resting heart rate is now 50-53 bpm.