Las Vegas and higher than normal heart rate when walking

[RoiRat]

Hello Everyone

I know this is going to sound crazy but I have noticed that when I'm walking around Las Vegas my heart rate can jump to around 136 both inside and outside.  I travel all over the world and I've never seen my heart rate go about 115 when walking anywhere else and that includes the mountains of Colorado.  I've seen this on several trips and I can't figure it out.  I don't drink and rarely gamble, the fit bit is recording this on my heart rate chart.  You would think I would feel my heart rate jump that high but I don't, I usually only get that high when I'm working on cardio.  Any ideas?  Resting Heart rate is usually around 59.

[Bill_k]

I guess all the bright flashy lights ,noise,atmosphere and maybe the heat have you all pumped up.

[USAF-Larry]

@RoiRat, the old saying is that, "What happens in Las Vegas......shows up on next months credit card statement..."    Might be related.... 

[RoiRat]

I'm starting to think maybe its the way my body is reacting to the cigarette smoke.  You not going to a find a higher concentration indoors than a Las Vegas casino, these spike are just momentary and then goes away.  Nicotine does cause the heart rate to increase, maybe there is something to that.  I'm starting to notice this is only happening indoors.

[shipo]

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@RoiRat wrote:

I'm starting to think maybe its the way my body is reacting to the cigarette smoke.  You not going to a find a higher concentration indoors than a Las Vegas casino, these spike are just momentary and then goes away.  Nicotine does cause the heart rate to increase, maybe there is something to that.  I'm starting to notice this is only happening indoors.

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I don't know what the weather is like in Las Vegas these days, but I know here in New England, when the days get hot and I sweat, my Fitbit moves around a bit on my arm while I'm being active, and that artificially increases the recorded heart rate.  I've found by tightening my tracker a notch or even two, the error goes away.

[DanielleinDC]

I wonder if people in higher elevation cities have higher RHRs. (I checked on Google, and Vegas is about 2,000 feet above sea level.) The air is thinner, and your body has to work harder to get properly oxygenated. But that doesn't explain why you aren't affected by the mountains of Colorado. It could very well be the excitement of the city. I was in NYC in June, and I got a bit of a bump in my RHR.

My heart rate gets up there when I'm exercising--even when I'm just walking the sidewalks at a local city park or walking around the floor of my office building--not to mention my RHR is in the mid 70s.  I also live in a city, although one that's not nearly as exciting as Vegas or NYC.

I'll be in Vegas around Christmastime, so I'll see how it affects my RHR.

[WavyDavey]

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@RoiRat wrote:

Hello Everyone

I know this is going to sound crazy but I have noticed that when I'm walking around Las Vegas my heart rate can jump to around 136 both inside and outside.  I travel all over the world and I've never seen my heart rate go about 115 when walking anywhere else and that includes the mountains of Colorado.  I've seen this on several trips and I can't figure it out.  I don't drink and rarely gamble, the fit bit is recording this on my heart rate chart.  You would think I would feel my heart rate jump that high but I don't, I usually only get that high when I'm working on cardio.  Any ideas?  Resting Heart rate is usually around 59.

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Burlesque does that to me, too.

[shipo]

@WavyDavey, ROTFLMAO!  🙂

[emili]

@RoiRat I think its probably a combination of all things mentioned. Its the lights, noise, smoke, ladies, strange sightings.. all of that can be an assault on your senses and give you an increase. I do think the smoke has the most effect. I know when I get into a smoky place, my breathing instantly changes, I get annoyed because now I will smell like it - I speed up to get to where I am going in hopes of outrunning the smoke.. you probably experience similar things and it causes your HR to go up.

[USAF-Larry]

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@WavyDavey wrote:

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Burlesque does that to me, too.

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And, then again, @WavyDavey, a month later when you get the credit card statement.... 

[Ginikramer]

I go to Vegas every year, but not to gamble. I go to climb in the Red Rock Canyon, which is just west of the city. Even if you're not a rock climber, Red Rocks is a great place to walk and hike. 

[bourby]

it might be all those vegas showgirls waking around. a mate was in hospital on a heart machine when a girl he liked the look of walked past his room. his heart rate jumped from 76 to 132. would have thought that was an old wives tale if it wasnt seen.

[J-flex]

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@RoiRat wrote:

Hello Everyone

I know this is going to sound crazy but I have noticed that when I'm walking around Las Vegas my heart rate can jump to around 136 both inside and outside.  I travel all over the world and I've never seen my heart rate go about 115 when walking anywhere else and that includes the mountains of Colorado.  I've seen this on several trips and I can't figure it out.  I don't drink and rarely gamble, the fit bit is recording this on my heart rate chart.  You would think I would feel my heart rate jump that high but I don't, I usually only get that high when I'm working on cardio.  Any ideas?  Resting Heart rate is usually around 59.

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It could any number of things that cause your HR to go up, including heat and higher elevations.  I personally don’t rely on my Fitbit for accurate heart rate readings simply for the fact it’s not designed to be a HR monitor.   

[DanielleinDC]

Nope, no real bump for me--but then my trip was preceded by and has been followed by a period of high stress at work, which could bump my RHR.

So I don't know.

[USAF-Larry]

My heart rate goes up just driving down the I-15 trying to get through Las Vegas...

[J-flex]

I always thought that  what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.....silly me 🙂