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Is It Safe If Heart Rate Reaches Upto 170-175 During Workout?
Good Morning, I am a 44 year old female, 156 pounds. being treated for conjestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, and arythmias possibly caused by a virus. It has been two years now of treatment and three ablation proceedures and am starting to feel a lot better and have been given the go ahead to get the heart working again with exercise, which is great because I have always been a very active person. Still sluggish though because of the meds. My question is....my heart rate gets up to 170-175 beats per minute during my workout, is this safe?
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Hello Ma'am
Its a pleasure answering to your query, this rate is bit for fast for your fast as it is in the recovering process. I would like to suggest you that as you have been through a long medical illness and your heart has also gone through a lot of trauma so its advisable to go slowly and gradually pick up pace in physical work out. Give your body some time to adjust to it again.
And if you can get a certified trainer for yourself to guide and plan your exercise schedule then it would be really helpful and beneficial for you.
Wish you good luck and health
Its a pleasure answering to your query, this rate is bit for fast for your fast as it is in the recovering process. I would like to suggest you that as you have been through a long medical illness and your heart has also gone through a lot of trauma so its advisable to go slowly and gradually pick up pace in physical work out. Give your body some time to adjust to it again.
And if you can get a certified trainer for yourself to guide and plan your exercise schedule then it would be really helpful and beneficial for you.
Wish you good luck and health
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