Hi,
After a recent health scare which turned out to "just" be anxiety I've decided to try and get a bit fitter. (Basically I thought I was having a heart attack and turns out I had a severe panic attack. I had bloods taken and an ecg and all fine, except my heart has a slight murmur which doctor called a "normal irregularity" and they weren't worried about). My cholesterol was 4.8.
I am 36, 11st 4 at 5ft 7, and don't smoke or drink. I mainly just want to get a bit fitter.
I have been taking my resting pulse and it's about 56-60 beats per min, which I understand to be good?
So when I excerise I read somewhere I want it to increase...? To what? What's healthy or what should I be aiming for? Does it even matter?
I've become really anxious about my heart and sometimes I'm aware that if I take my pulse in my neck it seems irregular, sort of like either the beats are closer together or they miss what would be a beat in the rhythm. Does that matter? I've been checked out by the gp 3 times so I'm guessing this is okay but how does this affect me pulse rate wise when excerising?
Bit lost! Thanks.
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Fairylea · 09/05/2017 16:06
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