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What Causes Increased Heart Rate While Exercising?
Question: so i just started working out l. i am 5'9 165 pounds and have been in decent shape my whole life. so my question is my resting heart rate is 94 and it speeds up and down in that minute. when i do strenuous endurance workouts it goes to 175-180. then when i am done working out inalways feel out of it dont seem to be able to see strait...like i can see but everything seems a littl off and i just feel plain out of it. reason? please help
Brief Answer:
Normal increase of heart rate when exercising
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is normal to have increased heart rate when exercising.
If I was your caring doctor would advise to :
- avoid alcohol, smoking or any other illicit drug
- try to control stress
- run ECG, cardiac echo, stress tests to rule out heart problems
Hope it was of help!
Dr.Benard
Normal increase of heart rate when exercising
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is normal to have increased heart rate when exercising.
If I was your caring doctor would advise to :
- avoid alcohol, smoking or any other illicit drug
- try to control stress
- run ECG, cardiac echo, stress tests to rule out heart problems
Hope it was of help!
Dr.Benard
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