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If you were sitting down relaxing…

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MoggyMittens23 · 04/12/2022 23:10

… for quite a while, then got up and half walked half ran up the stairs, would your heart pound hard? Mine feels like it’s going to come out of my chest it’s that hard! It doesn’t last long but not a nice feeling. Am I just out of shape, could it be something else? Just wondering it it’s fairly normal

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MoggyMittens23 · 04/12/2022 23:11

I mean once you’re at the top of the stairs and doing whatever upstairs not while doing it

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PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 04/12/2022 23:14

Mine would certainly increase noticeably, but I wouldn't expect it to pound. How is your fitness generally - do you get tired/breathless with general walking about? Do you do any other exercise? How is your blood pressure?

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MoggyMittens23 · 04/12/2022 23:15

I’m fine general walking and do a 40 minute round trip on the school run most days. The way back is uphill so get a little out of breath. Blood pressure fine, on the low side always has been

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MoggyMittens23 · 04/12/2022 23:16

That’s the only excercise I do though and I’m about two stone overweight

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Illstartexercisingtomorrow · 04/12/2022 23:16

No.

But I play a sport regularly.

How about a New Year’s resolution to improve on your cardio? It can only be a good thing, regardless of your current fitness level.

PriamFarrl · 04/12/2022 23:16

Mine does and I do 20 minutes of HIIT every day.

Cucumberbund · 04/12/2022 23:17

Have you had covid? I was like this afterwards for a few months.

namechanged221 · 04/12/2022 23:17

No.

But sometimes I get dizzy when I jump up too quickly

My heart doesn't do anything much

Ellessdee · 04/12/2022 23:17

I get this but am incredibly unfit. Have been training to increase my cardio health and the pounding is noticeably less.

Illstartexercisingtomorrow · 04/12/2022 23:19

You could easily improve with about 10-15min cardio several days a week.

It doesn’t have to be full on hour-long dying-in-it cardio.

I went from doing nothing (injury for almost a decade) to running and playing sport - and tomorrow for it I went on a 10-20min run each day, one min running 1-2min walking on repeat. The only thing I promised myself was that I would do at least ten min each day.

Unsureofitall · 04/12/2022 23:20

Yep. Mine would tbh. Im active in the sense, I work so I'm on my feet quite a bit but generally I'm pretty unfit. I would say about 2 stone overweight also.

Illstartexercisingtomorrow · 04/12/2022 23:21

Illstartexercisingtomorrow · 04/12/2022 23:19

You could easily improve with about 10-15min cardio several days a week.

It doesn’t have to be full on hour-long dying-in-it cardio.

I went from doing nothing (injury for almost a decade) to running and playing sport - and tomorrow for it I went on a 10-20min run each day, one min running 1-2min walking on repeat. The only thing I promised myself was that I would do at least ten min each day.

I meant ‘to prepare for it’ not ‘tomorrow’

Also agree with PP - after covid I did have what you describe for a while.

AdoraBell · 04/12/2022 23:26

Yes, mine does. Calms down quickly and only happens when I dash up the stairs, not if I saunter into the kitchen.

Jerrythejam · 04/12/2022 23:28

Mine does this quite noticeably.

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MoggyMittens23 · 05/12/2022 06:29

I did have Covid probably 6 months ago now

@AdoraBell same!

seems the consensus is definitely to up my cardio game, which I will!

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MoggyMittens23 · 05/12/2022 14:15

This morning I did ten minutes of crazy dancing in the living room, full energy (to Christmas songs) and while my heart rate did go up, I certainly didn't feel it pounding like when I do the stairs. I am going to get some bloods done anyway to check I don't have any deficiencies or anything. Glad no one hinted at there being anything wrong with my heart or anything though and most people said about fitness as obviously that's easily solved.

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longtompot · 05/12/2022 14:56

Mine has only pounded like that when my ferritin was 3 and my haemoglobin was 61. Im also a bit overweight but usually I am fine walking up stairs or up hills. Once I had a blood transfusion and two iron infusions it's all ok again and I no longer feel like I am going to die when going upstairs.

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MoggyMittens23 · 05/12/2022 19:46

@longtompot thanks, I am definitely going to ask for bloods

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