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Very high heart rate when running

Posted by Zeke @ehowey18, Mar 2, 2023

I am 19 years old and have been competitively running in long distance races for about 8 years now. I've always had a high heart rate when running, and never thought much of it, but recently I've started to wonder if it really could be an issue. In high school, I had my heart rate max out at over 215bpm during multiple races, and during easy runs it was typically always above 160. I would always run by effort rather than by heart rate because my heart rate was consistently 20bpm higher than it was supposed to be, regardless of how fast I was running. My resting heart rate, however, is normal. Always between 45-65. I have confirmed the accuracy of my watch's heart rate monitor so I know that my watch is not the issue. I've never actually felt like my heart was injured or anything like that, so I never took the high heart rate seriously. I've recently started training for another marathon, so I just want to know if it is normal for some people to have higher max heart rates/heart rate zones.

Also, for what it's worth, I was not the only one on my team with a high heart rate during workouts. There were a few other people that also regularly had their heart rate surpass 215bpm, and that is part of the reason that I never thought much of it. Based on my age, my max heart rate was only supposed to be in the low 200s, but it regularly went 10-20bpm higher than that on hard workouts and races.

I've also had asthma and pneumothorax issues in the past, so could this be due to a lack of oxygen in my blood?

Thanks in advance,
Zeke

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shoshin | @shoshin | Mar 8, 2023
In reply to @kravmaga "Yes i am aware about dementia etc. with A-Fib there is a swiss study which unfortunately..." + (show)
@kravmaga

Yes i am aware about dementia etc. with A-Fib there is a swiss study which unfortunately is quite disturbing. i tried to send you a link but it will not allow me got a message because i am a newly registered member??
Perhaps you can search for it try sis’s atrial fibrillation cohort.
Tomorrow one year ago i purchased a Kardia Mobile device its great technology. However i have become addicted to it and although i never was it has made me neurotic in constantly using it to see if have A-fib since i am generally asymptomatic with low heart rate. I wish i never got it so no I’m not looking for any other devices though i appreciate your info. I believe your first post you said something about gastric distress or problems are you aware there are 2 types of derivative A-Fib one Vagal the other Adrengeric .Some people have one or the other or a combination of both .I have uploaded a photo of an article about it I hope you can see it, Keep in touch!

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Thanks so much for these A-Fib FAQs: I had no idea of the difference. All my recorded (by both the FitBit & Apple Watch) episodes have occurred overnight. In addition, the additional mRNA vaccine injury to my GI tract, evinced in dysbiosis, IBS, & SIBO-C, dovetails further with the vagal hypothesis. According to this paper (see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26310988/), it remains unclear whether vagal AF progresses or conveys equivalent (to adrenenergic AF) stroke risk. Whether warranted or not, I choose to be encouraged by this speculative notion that vagal AF might not progress or convey stroke risk.

Going forward, with the Apple Watch 8, I have the capability of taking a medical-grade ECG & will start doing that periodically during the day (as you apparently do with the Kardia technology). Just want to sample my daytime ECG profile.

I am extremely reluctant to seek out a cardiologist (I have no way of knowing what I am getting as I have no referral from a trusted source). Most of them (cardiologists/medical doctors) are ignorant about the effects of C19 & C19 vaccine injuries on cardiac/CV health--& even more ignorant about environmental, namely dietary --including dietary supplements, factors in cardiac health. I am fortunate in being able to interact with research cardiologists (scientists), who are generally much more curious & open than medical doctors--whatever their specialty. All the best!

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Krav Maga | @kravmaga | Mar 8, 2023
In reply to @shoshin "Thanks so much for these A-Fib FAQs: I had no idea of the difference. All my..." + (show)
@shoshin

Thanks so much for these A-Fib FAQs: I had no idea of the difference. All my recorded (by both the FitBit & Apple Watch) episodes have occurred overnight. In addition, the additional mRNA vaccine injury to my GI tract, evinced in dysbiosis, IBS, & SIBO-C, dovetails further with the vagal hypothesis. According to this paper (see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26310988/), it remains unclear whether vagal AF progresses or conveys equivalent (to adrenenergic AF) stroke risk. Whether warranted or not, I choose to be encouraged by this speculative notion that vagal AF might not progress or convey stroke risk.

Going forward, with the Apple Watch 8, I have the capability of taking a medical-grade ECG & will start doing that periodically during the day (as you apparently do with the Kardia technology). Just want to sample my daytime ECG profile.

I am extremely reluctant to seek out a cardiologist (I have no way of knowing what I am getting as I have no referral from a trusted source). Most of them (cardiologists/medical doctors) are ignorant about the effects of C19 & C19 vaccine injuries on cardiac/CV health--& even more ignorant about environmental, namely dietary --including dietary supplements, factors in cardiac health. I am fortunate in being able to interact with research cardiologists (scientists), who are generally much more curious & open than medical doctors--whatever their specialty. All the best!

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I realized on my previous response I mistyped the search I suggested about the dementia etc sorry about that. it should have read Swiss atrial fibrillation cohort as I said it was weird would not allow me to send the link cause I’m a new member. Good that you were able to see the picture I took of the other article. The
Swiss one was just too big to take a picture of.
Totally agree with you about doctors and not necessarily cardiologists I feel they are all pretty useless. Mayo Clinic may not like me saying this 😃.
That said sometimes they are the only game in town and don’t have any other options. Cardiologist told me to take a 1000 mg of magnesium at bedtime. Magnesium can be rough on the stomach and you have stated you have stomach issues. I now take 500mg at night and sometimes 500 mg in morning. Does it help A-Fib who knows? I was told it relaxes you and helps you sleep. That may be factual. As I said in my initial post A-Fib is insidious or as I like to say evil. No rhyme or reason to it. No discernible pattern. At least for me. Hard to get your head around it. 😩. Have a good evening.

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