Very High Heart Rate

[Accy cyclist]

I remember Neil Armstrong saying something like "i exercise very little as i believe our hearts are only meant to beat a certain number of times, and when that number is up.... He lived to a good age so maybe we shouldn't push it? I don't bother with heart rate monitors but i have put my hand on my chest after a long steep climb and it's been around 135 to 140 BPM. I posted the other month about my concern that my high heart rate after a long strenuous ride wasn't worrying me but the fact that it was still high 2 hours after i'd stopped riding was a worry.

 

[Citius]

I remember Neil Armstrong saying something like "i exercise very little as i believe our hearts are only meant to beat a certain number of times, and when that number is up.... He lived to a good age so maybe we shouldn't push it?

FFS...

 

[bpsmith]

Perhaps we should all stay in bed all day then. That way we don't waste our limited beats @Accy cyclist?

 

[Smokin Joe]

Never read anything medical. You only worry.

 

[Drago]

Just so long as it carries on ticking I'm not fussed.

 

[Gravity Aided]

When it stops, I won't be worried, either.

 

[Accy cyclist]

FFS...

 

[Accy cyclist]

Perhaps we should all stay in bed all day then. That way we don't waste our limited beats @Accy cyclist?

Don't be silly. I'm talking about not overdoing it that's all.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

Why not? If you over do it, you will get fitter.

 

[derrick]

I used a heart rate monitor for a couple of rides, Can't be arsed with it anymore.