Heart Rate 210. Safe?

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Hellfire45

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I just finished my jog for the night. It's almost 3.5 miles and I live in Florida so it's very humid outside.

Noticed that when I was finished, my heart rate was 210. Now I'm 24 years old 155lbs, and the pulse came down to about 130 in about 10 minutes, but is 210 safe? I mean I don't want to drop dead on the sidewalk. I thought maybe it was just high cause its humid and my muscles aren't getting as much oxygen but I just want to make sure this is ok. My resting heart rate is normally 58-62.

Sorry if it's a newbie question but I am recovering from bilateral epicondylitis so I haven't worked out for quite some time and I don't know much about these kinds of things.

Thank you!
 
I guess the theorists would say no, but they would also say no to Indurain having a resting pulse of 28.
I have had mine at 205 when I was 22 which is also not supposed to happen.
You are alive to tell the story but I would be a little careful if that happens too often as you may just drop dead on the sidewalk as you have said
 
210 is very high for your age. I have no idea if it's dangerous or not. As long as you're healthy, then going to your max HR shouldn't be a problem, but it might not be a good idea to do it every time you run, you could get fatigued pretty quickly.

But I'm thinking you're either unique, or there's something going on with the HR monitor.
 
If you were only out for a 'jog', I would be a little concerned as to how your heartrate got up that high??? It definitely would be something to keep an eye on, and possibly check out with your doctor.

You may also want to change the battery in your heartrate monitor ;)
 
I don't use a heart monitor. I did it the old fashioned way, with my ipod and a finger on the throat. My resting heartrate at this moment is 55.

It's not like I was so fatigued I couldn't go on, or it got up there extremely quickly. As I said, it was at the end of a 3.5 mile run in humid weather.

I was just wondering if I should be concerned.
 
I'm betting you counted wrong or something (not implying that you actually can't count.. lol).. did you count for a full 60 seconds, or for a lower time and then multiplied it?
 
u might want to go to the doc, i mean it might not even be a obvious problem, but ive had mine round 211 and im 14, but it also depends on your current fitness levels, like my friend who isn't as fit can only get his heart up to 190 and hes 13 so.....
 
heart rate as high as 210

I am an endurance athlete. When I really push, I can do about an 8 minute mile. This is fine for a woman shy of 50. My resting heart rate is as low as 32.
When I really push, my heart rate can get up as high as 210, however, it doesn't feel any worst than being at 150. It does not bother me to have my heart rate that high at all. Immediately after I stop running, withing a few minutes, my heart rate will come straight down to within normal range. I am in excellent shape with no heart issues of what so ever. So all things considered, is it bad for me to have my heart rate this high? I have actually sustained a heart rate this high for about 2 hours, but I try not to make it a practice.
 
If its any help, the battery on my HRM is about to go, on a workout last week where I am having to go slow and do nothing high impact due to an injury, I apparently got my heart rate up to 220bpm.... Now I know for a fact I cannot get it any higher then 188 and thats if I work really hard running at 10km/p on a 10% gradient doing interval training or something. I do not for a second think this was a correct reading and think that when hrm batteries start to die they do give false readings.

I would also add that counting by feeling the pulse in your neck can also be inconsistant, there are many things that go on in your neck, not just your pulse, you swallow, you gasp for air, you turn your neck, you get all sorts of vibrations going on. Feeling which is which when you have just worked out intensivly is not at all easy. Its therefore quite easy to get an incorrect reading. Its also best to count for the entire 60 seconds and not for say 15 or 30 seconds and then duplicate the number if thats what you were doing. Best thing if you can would be to use a HRM, failing that some gym machines can give ok-ish readings if you grip the metalic handles and squeeze for a few minutes.

However, if you do feel any chest pain or faintness, get things checked out- it could be a heart issue that needs help.
 
if i try to count 210 beats in a minute id be completly off, not implying you can't count :) but thats a lot to count, thats 3.5 counts (beats) per second
 
Just realised this thread is coming up for a year old! (10 months) and the OP has only ever posted twice. I don't think he/she is coming back ;)
 
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