Are BP Level At 121/77 And Heart Rate Of 117 Normal?
Question: Hi my blood pressure is 121/77 while walking around and my heart rate is 117. is this bad ? i actually feel my heart pounding as soon as i start walking. I sat down and about 2 minutes later its 119/76..94 bpm
Brief Answer:
Your BP and HR is within normal range,you have nothing to worry about.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Your BP and HR is within normal range while walking (less than 120/minutes) and resting (less than 100/minutes). As such you have nothing to worry about.
However your HR is at the upper limits. If you were my patient i would search to find the cause of this findings. The most probable causes are:
- Anemia (blood work)
- Energic drink, caffeine
- Stress
- Sedentary life (untrained people)
In this case I would sugest to do:
- Avoid unnecessary stress
- Avoid energic drink, caffe
- Increase physical activities
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Your BP and HR is within normal range,you have nothing to worry about.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX!
I read your query and understood your concerns.
Your BP and HR is within normal range while walking (less than 120/minutes) and resting (less than 100/minutes). As such you have nothing to worry about.
However your HR is at the upper limits. If you were my patient i would search to find the cause of this findings. The most probable causes are:
- Anemia (blood work)
- Energic drink, caffeine
- Stress
- Sedentary life (untrained people)
In this case I would sugest to do:
- Avoid unnecessary stress
- Avoid energic drink, caffe
- Increase physical activities
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
after eating and relaxing my BP is 139/87 and my bpm is 100 while sitting. should I be worried ?
Brief Answer:
You shouldn't worry about your BP and HR.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
As i mentioned earlier you shouldn't worry about your BP and HR. Normal BP at rest is below 140/90 mmHg nd the HR below 100/minutes. As you can see your BP and HR is at the upper limits of the norm.
I recommend to follow my earlier advice.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
You shouldn't worry about your BP and HR.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
As i mentioned earlier you shouldn't worry about your BP and HR. Normal BP at rest is below 140/90 mmHg nd the HR below 100/minutes. As you can see your BP and HR is at the upper limits of the norm.
I recommend to follow my earlier advice.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
is my blood pressure high enough for meds
Brief Answer:
With BP at upper limits of norm there's no need for medication.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back XXXX!
You don't need any medications. The only thing that you can do is a healthy lifestyle and diet. These measures consist in:
- reducing salt intake (avoid salty food)
- reducing fatty foods (especially avoid fast food)
- reduce alcohol intake
- increase physical activities.
With BP at upper limits of norm there's no need for medication.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
With BP at upper limits of norm there's no need for medication.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back XXXX!
You don't need any medications. The only thing that you can do is a healthy lifestyle and diet. These measures consist in:
- reducing salt intake (avoid salty food)
- reducing fatty foods (especially avoid fast food)
- reduce alcohol intake
- increase physical activities.
With BP at upper limits of norm there's no need for medication.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thanks! today I took my blood pressure while I was active..well just moderate walking actually. bpm was 120 blood pressure was 90/60 is that bad ?
Brief Answer:
Don't worry it's normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again,
As I mentioned earlier it's normal to have bpm of 120 or less while you are walking.
Also BP is normal if it's between values of 90- 140/<90 mmHg.
The only thing that shows these data is that you seems to be untrained people and little physical activity cause you a HR of 120 per minute.
So I insist on increasing physical activity. This will help to control HR and BP.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Don't worry it's normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again,
As I mentioned earlier it's normal to have bpm of 120 or less while you are walking.
Also BP is normal if it's between values of 90- 140/<90 mmHg.
The only thing that shows these data is that you seems to be untrained people and little physical activity cause you a HR of 120 per minute.
So I insist on increasing physical activity. This will help to control HR and BP.
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
really ? how slow should I start out ? you're totally right I'm not that active therefore my heart rate starts speaking quickly..is 10 minutes per day okay for the first week ?
Brief Answer:
It's important to start with physical activity...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again XXXX!
It's important to start with physical activity. If ten minutes of physical activity is good for you than it's a good start.
Wish you health!
Dr.Benard
It's important to start with physical activity...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again XXXX!
It's important to start with physical activity. If ten minutes of physical activity is good for you than it's a good start.
Wish you health!
Dr.Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
okay. is it possible for me to be in danger if my heart rate goes too high ?
Brief Answer:
You aren't in danger if your HR goes too high.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Again you have nothing to worry about. You aren't in danger if your HR goes too high. The only thing I recommend in this case is to stop physical training till the HR is stabilized (under 100/min).
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
You aren't in danger if your HR goes too high.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
Again you have nothing to worry about. You aren't in danger if your HR goes too high. The only thing I recommend in this case is to stop physical training till the HR is stabilized (under 100/min).
Wish you health!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
what do you mean physical training ? how do I work out then? please be specific :)
Brief Answer:
Following the safety way to do cardiac training...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
If you experienced very fast tachycardia (Heart rate above 180/ minute) followed by shortness of breath and discomfort, you should stop immediately physical training (till HR go back to normal and other symptoms disappear).
You should start training after a couple of hours with a lesser physical load (that caused this symptoms.
If your HR didn't go that fast (above 180/min) or you didn't experienced anything unusual than you can continue safely.
What i described to you is the safety way to do cardiac training (even if you were an attack cardiac survivor).
Hope you will find this specific and helpful!
Wish you all the best!
Dr. Benard
Following the safety way to do cardiac training...
Detailed Answer:
Hi back,
If you experienced very fast tachycardia (Heart rate above 180/ minute) followed by shortness of breath and discomfort, you should stop immediately physical training (till HR go back to normal and other symptoms disappear).
You should start training after a couple of hours with a lesser physical load (that caused this symptoms.
If your HR didn't go that fast (above 180/min) or you didn't experienced anything unusual than you can continue safely.
What i described to you is the safety way to do cardiac training (even if you were an attack cardiac survivor).
Hope you will find this specific and helpful!
Wish you all the best!
Dr. Benard
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Okay so 10 minutes per day for a week and then increase to 15 ?
Brief Answer:
Yes this is a good start.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again,
Yes this is a good start. Gradually you can add each week 5-10 minutes of training.
But you should have patient in each step. You shouldn't move to the next step to quickly, because this may cause the above mentioned symptoms.
If this happen when you increase the training time (for example from 10 to 15 minutes) than you should stop immediately training and next day you should continue with the previous time (10 minutes).
Hope again that you will find this helpful!
Dr. Benard
Yes this is a good start.
Detailed Answer:
Hi back again,
Yes this is a good start. Gradually you can add each week 5-10 minutes of training.
But you should have patient in each step. You shouldn't move to the next step to quickly, because this may cause the above mentioned symptoms.
If this happen when you increase the training time (for example from 10 to 15 minutes) than you should stop immediately training and next day you should continue with the previous time (10 minutes).
Hope again that you will find this helpful!
Dr. Benard
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar