When is your heart rate too high on a treadmill?

[Anonymous]

I’m 41 and my max hr is in the 190s. This means I spend much of my workouts in the 170s. I don’t know how to drop it. It seems like either it’s super low (like if I walk or slog) or it jumps to 175.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

Jesus, you're a piece of work. Why don't you share your Strava account if you're such a hot shot.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

Jesus, you're a piece of work. Why don't you share your Strava account if you're such a hot shot.

I seem to recall you were the one making outlandish claims. Post recent race results or Strava to support your capability of running 2 hours at 170+.

[Anonymous]

OP - is this a new thing ? Meaning, did your heart rate used to be low when you worked out hard? Or is this the first time you are monitoring it?

I have always had a very high heart rate when working out. I discovered it in my 20's back before heart rate monitors and we'd count pulse in aerobics class. When I went to the school (college) nurse about it, she said I seemed healthy and fine and to remember that those heart rate targets are on a bell curve. Some people, me apparently, are on that high skinny tail. When I am working out hard, my heart rate is always up in the 190 range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - is this a new thing ? Meaning, did your heart rate used to be low when you worked out hard? Or is this the first time you are monitoring it?

I have always had a very high heart rate when working out. I discovered it in my 20's back before heart rate monitors and we'd count pulse in aerobics class. When I went to the school (college) nurse about it, she said I seemed healthy and fine and to remember that those heart rate targets are on a bell curve. Some people, me apparently, are on that high skinny tail. When I am working out hard, my heart rate is always up in the 190 range.

should add - I'm in my mid 50s but that range has been consistent since 30's when I started using machines with heart monitor sensors

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

Jesus, you're a piece of work. Why don't you share your Strava account if you're such a hot shot.

I seem to recall you were the one making outlandish claims. Post recent race results or Strava to support your capability of running 2 hours at 170+.

This is asinine. Stop being such an ass.

[Anonymous]

The method of measurement is pretty critical here. Watches aren’t great. They often lock to your cadence instead of HR (though 185 cadence would be very high for a mile that slow).

I do think that seems unusually high for an older runner, so if it were me I’d probably try to confirm with a chest strep and consult a doctor if it really is that high. You’d also likely be very short of breath at that HR.

As for max — I’m 41 and if I do hard intervals on the treadmill my HR is easily in the 190s measured via chest strap or manually. My watch craps out around 180. Slow runs are around 150 for me.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

Jesus, you're a piece of work. Why don't you share your Strava account if you're such a hot shot.

I seem to recall you were the one making outlandish claims. Post recent race results or Strava to support your capability of running 2 hours at 170+.

This is so funny to me. Look at every pro marathoner’s strava — many are running in 170s for the marathon.

[Anonymous]

Keira’s avg was 171 for the NYC marathon just last weekend. Lots of us have heart rates in that range without her speed.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

LOL. If you were a decent athlete, your HR wouldn’t be that high on normal runs. And I think the odds of you being able to hold 170+ for over 2 hours are about as likely as you winning the $1.5 billion power ball.

Have years of data that disagree, but you're an internet know it all, so who am I to disagree. You know my body better than I do, I guess.

Funny how you don’t respond to the other poster who said you train like an idiot. And he assumed you were telling the truth. I know you’re full of crap.

Jesus, you're a piece of work. Why don't you share your Strava account if you're such a hot shot.

I seem to recall you were the one making outlandish claims. Post recent race results or Strava to support your capability of running 2 hours at 170+.

This is so funny to me. Look at every pro marathoner’s strava — many are running in 170s for the marathon.

Must be fake news. PP ran a BQ, so they're an expert on every athlete's physiology.

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Anonymous wrote:My heart rate stays very high when I run, regardless of fitness level. Its not necessarily abnormal or a problem...if I run, even at a very slow pace, I usually start getting up around 170 for the second half of say, a 5k. Closer to 180 is not unusual for me either. I feel fine. Its not a problem and seems very normal for me. I've just had a full cardio workup including an echo and my heart is perfectly healthy so no concerns at all. If you feel fine, I wouldn't worry about your heart rate at all. Your body will tell you when its time to stop, not your heart rate monitor.

Same here. I'm 46 and have run marathons. My heart rate is always in the "red zone" for my age. My heart rate drops back down to the normal range within 30-60 seconds of stopping the activity, which my Dr said is a better indication of whether my heart rate is getting too high. It freaks me out to see my heart rate at 190, but unless I feel lightheaded or sick, I don't think it's a problem for me personally. That said, I'm trying to keep my HR around 170-180, but I can't get it below 170 when I'm running most distances.

Your HR monitor is wildly inaccurate or you should be in the hospital. At 46 for any normal runner, there’s no way they are hitting 170 HR on runs unless they are racing. Yes, I know people have different max HRs but I doubt yours is particularly high. The posts on this thread are just laughable.

Not the PP, but I'm a mid 40s runner who can easily hold 170+ for 2 or more hours. My heart rate monitor isnt inaccurate. You just don't know any moderately decent athletes.

NP but this is ridiculous. Outside of a race most distance runners do 80% of their runs at an easy pace (HR Zone 1 or 2) and 20% at a tempo or speed pace. The PP who said you wouldn't hit 170 outside of a race is right for a many very fit runners at longer distances, but I'd add you would hit it during any sort of track drills or hard tempo work.

Besides, if you're a 'decent athlete' and running for 2 hours you're probably covering 15+ miles, so to the immediate PP, at that HR for your age you're at 90+% of MHR and very few coaches or training plans would stick a 15 mile tempo run into a marathon plan. You're doing it wrong.

My 2+ hour long runs have average HRs in the high 140s, and I have a recent BQ.

My HR stats are like yours-- I average in the 140s and rarely crest 165, even at very difficult paces. But, I have a low resting heart rate (low 40s) and I think that factors in.

I use my Peloton tread often, and I can see other people's HR zones. I tend to be a full zone under other people going the same pace as me.