Me and my doctor have been monitoring my blood pressure more closely lately. I am a healthy 20 year old woman, exercise regularly, not overweight, avoid salt, never drink caffeine or alcohol, and etc…..I think you get the point.

Anyways I’ve been recording my blood pressure consistently for about 2 weeks. I’ve been going to the Safeway pharmacy (they have a well maintained BP machine), I have also been using the BP machines that are used on patients in hospitals ( I have clinical/practicum at the hospital). Both of them have been giving me numbers in the same ranges so I know that it’s not just the pharmacy one that is giving me high numbers.

First of all last time I went to see my doctor my readings were in the high 140s/90s.

Feb 8th- Hospital- 140/102- Heart rate: 127
Feb 8th- Pharmacy- 151/101- Heart rate: 121
Feb 9th- Hospital- 137/101- Heart rate: 112
Feb 9th- Hospital- 146/104- Heart rate: 119
Feb 11- Pharmacy- 152/100- Heart rate: 131
Feb 14th- Pharmacy- 155/106- Heart rate: 126
Feb 16th- Hospital- 143/104- Heart rate 137
Feb 16th- Hospital- 133/105- Heart rate: 134
Feb 18th- Pharmacy- 154/111- Heart rate:110
Feb 19th- Pharmacy- 145/90- Heart rate: 124
Feb 20th- Pharmacy- 139/94- Heart rate: 127
Feb 14th- Blood donation building- 162/98- 118 (did not qualify to donate)

My friend has also been watching her blood pressure as well when she goes to the pharmacy and her readings are around the same range as the readings she got at her doctor’s. She has a bigger arm circumference than me, and when I take her blood pressure manually it is right around the numbers that the pharmacy give her ( supporting more the fact that the pharmacy’s machine is calibrated and well maintained). Her readings are as follows:

Manually- 108/70
Feb 11th- Pharmacy- 111/67- Heart rate: 84
Feb 18th- Pharmacy- 106/70- Heart rate: 70
Feb 20th- Pharmacy- 117/67- Heart rate: 83
Feb 21st- Pharmacy- 108/64- Heart rate 69

Another thing I should tell you is that before each of my recordings I have sat down for at least 5 minutes relaxing. Also if it was taken at the pharmacy I did not shop or anything prior to.

My doctor has also tested many things, such as thyroid, kidneys and more and all came back normal. Do you think this could just be genetics, since 3 of my grandparents and 1 uncle and 1 auntie have hypertension (but not my parents).

Me and my doctor already know that it’s not my lifestyle affecting my blood pressure since I am maintaining a healthier life style than most people and always watch carefully what I do and eat.

Please answer and thanks for you time. I was also wondering why is my diastolic always elevated? I still haven even come across a patient at the hospital (at practicum) that has a diastolic elevated like mine, most of them if they do have a higher BP reading it will only have a high systolic.

So to make this easy my questions are:

Why do you think my blood pressure is this high at such a young age?
Could my heart rate be caused by the high blood pressure or vise versa?
How likely do you think I will be going on medications?
Why would my diastolic always be so elevated?
Could this simply be due to genetics from previous family members with hypertension?

Thank you!

I’m a 21-year old male and I bought a GPS/heart rate monitoring watch a few months ago. When I run (usually 5k-10k at a time) my heart rate is rarely less than 185 bpm.

Is that ok? I run fast. I could slow myself down but I get impatient. Are there any health complications I should be aware of? I put in several hours a week at this heart rate.

Thanks for any advice you can give!
I should also add that I often get up to 200 bpm. Occasionally I even hit 210.

My resting heart rate is about 55-65 bpm and my blood pressure is actually a little high (130/70) with NO family history of high blood pressure :S

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Just got back from the gym and the heart rate monitor on the machine did something that other machines do occasionally with him – after raising up to about 125 bpm, it will start to decrease, a lot, like down to 88, but he is still working just as hard. This has happened on a couple other occasions and I’m wondering if it is something he should be concerned about. He’s 53 and I think still takes blood pressure medication. We thought maybe it was just a fluke the first time, but it keeps happening.

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Which statistic supports the fact that excessive television watching is linked to obesity?

Approximately 35% of food ads viewed each year by children ages eight to 12 are for candy and snacks.

Approximately 43% of teenagers make purchases online.

Advertisers spend approximately ,000,000,000 each year on advertisements directed at children.

By the time a child is 18, she will view 200,000 acts of television/movie violence.

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Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Which of the following statements is true about anaerobic activity?

Anerobic activity occurs during longer periods of activity.

Anerobic activity occurs during sustained, low intensity activity.

Cells do not require oxygen to perform anaerobic activity.

Cells require oxygen to perform anaerobic activity.

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Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Your softball coach always says "Keep your eye on the ball." Which skill is your coach trying to help you focus on?

agility

balance

speed

coordination

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Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

You are a recruiter for a military academy and are seeking candidates that would perform well on an agility test. Which of the following athletes would you try to recruit?

wrestlers

divers

golfers

soccer players

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Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

You are clumsy. You always bump into things and even other people without meaning to. Which skill do you need to improve?

power

speed

self-esteem

coordination

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Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Sean eats a lot of food in a short time when he is feeling down, but eating seems to stimulate more sadness for him. This has been occurring at least three times each week for the past few months. Sean needs to seek help from a professional because he exhibits the signs for

clinical depression.

binge eating disorder.

anorexia nervosa.

panic attacks.

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Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Lauren is enrolled in college courses, working full-time, caring for her son, training for a triathlon, and doing volunteer work. To reduce or eliminate stress she can

adjust her own schedule.

let her supervisor change her schedule.

rely on her parents to get her out of commitments.

rely on her professors to accommodate her schedule.

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Question 18 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Which of the following would provide an effective cool-down following 20 minutes of intense stair stepping?

five minutes of sprints

10 minutes of walking

15 minute run

25 sit-ups

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Question 19 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Raul injures his ankle in a soccer game and cannot run for an extended period of time. The doctor recommends aquatic activity to minimize which principle?

specificity

progression

overload

reversibility

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Question 20 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Upon waking in the morning, Terry monitors his resting heart rate and records this information for nine days.

Day 1 67
Day 2 67
Day 3 72
Day 4 70
Day 5 72
Day 6 69
Day 7 72
Day 8 75
Day 9 65

What is the median of his recorded heart rates?

65

67

69

70

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Question 21 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

One of the suggested methods to monitor heart rate begins by checking your radial pulse. Your radial pulse is located in your

forehead.

neck.

thigh.

wrist.

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Question 22 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

You want to improve your balance skills. Which tool would be most helpful in keeping track of your progress?

bathroom scale

dumbbells

stopwatch

meter stick

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Question 23 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

Tina is trying to decide whether to purchase a heart monitoring device or to continue manually monitoring he
5 extra points if your right

Our P.E. class used the new school gym for the first time the other day. The majority of the machines have built in heart rate monitors. I was going on the elliptical, and the girls next to me were getting heart rate readings in the 130 – 150s, however even when I was sprinting as moderate resistance, I was getting readings of 89. I asked one of my P.E. teachers, she said the monitor must be broken or inaccurate. When a different elliptical came free I tried on that – it read the same. I was getting seriously annoyed now, I was worried that all of the times I’ve been exercising during the summer I hadn’t been pushing myself far enough.

I then used the treadmill. Running at 6.5mph, I was still getting readings in the 80s and 90s are 10 minutes. I asked another of my teachers, who at first couldn’t believe it, however after watching me just concluded that I had a very low resting heart rate.

She started talking about how I must have a strong heart etc.

I’m a little confused. This can’t have much to do with fitness, as although I am fit, a girl in my class who is uber fit was getting ‘regular’ readings. Is it dangerous to have too low a resting heart rate? What benefit is this going to be of to me in the future, or will it be of any?

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on elipticals and treadmills in the gym? I recently started running again (after years of living a really bad lifestyle) and my heartrate when I start is around 88/minute I walk for 5 mins and run for 5 min for 35 mins. during my running my heartrate reaches 190-200/min. Usually I feel okay not dizzy or anything, but last night it went above 200-210 and it took me a long time to get back to normal and I felt really lightheaded and dizzy. Do you think I just had an off night? or is something wrong? I’m a little scared to go to the gym today, or at least run.

Oh yeah i weigh 133 and I’m 37 yrs old. 5’8" tall.

Ok so right now im 5"10 in height, weight 180lbs, and 21 years old.

My bodyfat percentage is a little under 12% and im trying to get it too 6-8%.

RIght now here is my weight training/cardio schedule… I jog 6 days a week at a low/moderate pace for 6 miles every day. A personal trainer told me id be burning about 60% fat, 1% protein, and 39% sugar at the pace im going at according to heart rate monitors, that sound like the correct zone?

I also weight train 5-6 times a week doing biceps/back, triceps, and chest/shoulders on different days (also abs/legs twice a week).

My questions are, should i always eat when im hungry? I recently just lost about >10% bodyfat (in the past 6 months) and gained mostly muscle (i lost only like 8 lbs lol) and im trying to become a fitness model now! My abs are finally showing (in the right light) and im really happy (never accomplished this before).

Ive been doing cardio all this time with muscle building but it seems the results are REALLY slow and im doing this 100% naturally, so no creatine/andro invovled, just high protein basically.

I just want to know if this routine will work to burn 4% bodyfat, and cause me to gain about 5-10 lbs of muscle. Its just been so slow the past month now and im not really losing much noticeable bodyfat anymore (ya just when my abs start showing). Any advice on what to do differently?

Any helps appreciated and i know this was a long post so thanks in advance!

im looking for any sort of device whether it be oximeter,watch or something else that is easy to operate to get your heart rate i dont want to use it for exercise i want to keep track of my rate since im on beta blockers..not looking to spend tons of money looking to spend up to 25-30 max..please recommend some

Lately I have been worried about my heart rate. If I check it when I wake up still in bed it is about 55. After I get up and get going it averages right around 59-67. If I do something active it goes up depending on how active I am being at the time, then it goes back to my average fairly quickly… within minutes usually. I dont have any symptoms like dizziness or fainting but I know this is right at the low end of normal. I am not overweight at all. 5’9" and about 150lbs. The job I have is pretty active… I climb ladders and roofs all day and have been doing this for 7 years now. My only symptom from this is the health anxiety that I get just thinking about it. I check my pulse all the time now with a wrist monitor I bought. Also my blood pressure is usually about 115/75. Thanks

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What do you think of polar and I don’t want to go over board and spend 0-0 . So if you guys have come across something similar to POLAR which is reliable and cheaper version that will be awesome.
I have a wireless cycle computer and heart rate monitor. Its a piece of s*** its called A-Tech don’t buy. it. I was looking like a cycle computer with heart rate and cadence may be. Any suggestions
Sorry did’t make it clear. I wanted with a odometer like for cycling and heart rate monitor.For cycling.Thanks for all your messages.
Yeah thanks guys I do have a polar which I have attached to the handle bars and use that as a heart rate monitor. But it frustrates me to have two things on when u r riding and the firicking odo all of a sudden stops working A-Tech wireless. Feel like chucking it in the ocean ,Thats my frustrations anyway u know what I mean. When u are going down hill and u want to check how much ur clocking and all of a sudden u have a blank screen and goes to fricking sleep mode…

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Ok so right now im 5"10 in height, weight 180lbs, and 21 years old.

My bodyfat percentage is a little under 12% and im trying to get it too 6-8%.

RIght now here is my weight training/cardio schedule… I jog 6 days a week at a low/moderate pace for 6 miles every day. A personal trainer told me id be burning about 60% fat, 1% protein, and 39% sugar at the pace im going at according to heart rate monitors, that sound like the correct zone?

I also weight train 5-6 times a week doing biceps/back, triceps, and chest/shoulders on different days (also abs/legs twice a week).

My questions are, should i always eat when im hungry? I recently just lost about >10% bodyfat (in the past 6 months) and gained mostly muscle (i lost only like 8 lbs lol) and im trying to become a fitness model now! My abs are finally showing (in the right light) and im really happy (never accomplished this before).

Ive been doing cardio all this time with muscle building but it seems the results are REALLY slow and im doing this 100% naturally, so no creatine/andro invovled, just high protein basically.

I just want to know if this routine will work to burn 4% bodyfat, and cause me to gain about 5-10 lbs of muscle. Its just been so slow the past month now and im not really losing much noticeable bodyfat anymore (ya just when my abs start showing). Any advice on what to do differently?

Any helps appreciated and i know this was a long post so thanks in advance!
Jeff, as i do appreciate your answer, its wrong.

While its true your muscles need nutrients to grow… you dont seem to understand the basics of cardiovascular exercise.

Running at 60% of your max heart rate is FUELED 60% by FAT (directly from your fat tissue), its not calories that get burned… so… ya…. you should really stop telling people that.

I’m not a hard-core exerciser- just looking for a way to see that I’m in my target zone during cardio. I used to have one that strapped around my waist and sent the rate message to my wrist band. But I don’t need something fancy.

Do you use one yourself? I’m not looking to spend a lot.

Thanks!

For the last ~2 months, I’ve been experiencing bradycardia, HR 45-49. This is new for me, previously I ran about 75 bpm. I bought a fitness heart rate monitor after I noticed the brady (took my pulse because I felt "heavy" in the chest). The heart rate will come up with exercise but even with the most vigorous effort can’t get it above 140 bpm. I’m not an athlete nor especially fit. No dizziness, +/- fatigue. Anyone experience anything similar?

Anybody who knows a good place with a big variety in the big apple?
I’m looking especially for Polar..

So for about a good year and a half I have been hard core gym training. I weighed about 160 when I started. I am a 19 year old female who is really trying to lose my last few pounds. I currently weigh give or take 130. I really want at least a 4 pack, but I am having troubles. I am about 5’6 1/2 and I need to loose about another inch or two just in my belly and maybe 2 inches in my back. I watch what I eat, I have been keeping my calories to about 1400. Some days are less, depending on what I eat. When i attend the gym about 6-7 days a week I always do either arms or legs. On hard days i do 5 sets of 12-14 and on others sometimes just 3 sets. I alwaysss work my abs, because it is the key point I want to burn. Leg pull ups, angle leg pull ups with 6 lb ball, ball crunches, 10lb ab twist, a ton more. With everything i usually do 3 sets of eat ab exercise. Some just sets of 12, some sets of 40-50. I seriously spend usually a good atleast 30 minutes on my abs. And i usually do diff work outs every other day. Like I will do leg pull ups one day but not the next (something else but different way). Then after I usually do legs or arms and abs I will do cardio. I alwaysss do atleast 45 minutes but lately I have been doing 60. I usually change up my machine every 3 months because I feel my body gets useto it. Lately I have been doing 60 minutes on a treadmill. Every 10 mins I change it up.. first 10 i have incline at 2 and speed at 4.4mph. the next 10 minutes I will raise incline to 7 and slow speed to 4.0mph. Now I sweat through this badass and I feel like its a really good work out. Sometimes I will do only a half our on treadmill and hit up an elliptical and raise the resistance. I have specifically always tried to occasionally change things up and some days I will even do the stair master for 30 and an arch trainer for 30. And I always like to have some heart rate increase during the course of it. I really do watch what I eat, I drink water with diet snapple (5 calorie packets) because I have trouble dirnking just water unless I am at the gym sweating. I dirnk skim milk and try to have atleast 5 fruits/veggies a day. I have a protien special K cereal in the morning and I do measure my food sizes. Like cereal – 3/4 cup with 1/2 cup skin milk. I have been trying lately to fill up on water when I feel like I need to eat. Sometimes its just boredom. I watch what I eat, i really do. I go for things that usually almost always have less sodium than calories, because thats what my doctor said. If I have a sandwich (maybe twice a week) i have wheat bread. I have been using wheat/multigrain everything when it comes to carbs. I have a yogurt everyday either Light Yoplait or Fiber/Light Activia. I live in a house where my family just lovesss cookies and other goodies so im pretty useto being able to say no. Sometimes even for dinner I microwave one of those steamable veggie packs and thats all i will even eat. I snack on fiber one bars, pretzles, and just fruit/veggies. Now ..my question is what should I do. I went out to dinner yesterday (fathers birthday) and I weighed myself this morning, my scale said i gained 2 lbs .. I also have a Tyler or w/e u call them scale that goes by .5 lbs. I thinking of getting a new one that goes by .2 so maybe it will make me happier. I’ve been told by someone I should be taking in more protein.. But I really feel like I will gain weight. Plus that stuff is pretty expensive. Now I know it is veryyy hard for a woman to get abs showing, but I would really like some tips or even advice. It took me about 15 minutes to type all this so please answer.

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which one should i take i found both of them on amazon and they sell for almost the same price, and i could not find a good description of the features of any of them.

so can you tell me what is the difference between the two and if possible a URL link to the features of any of them.

1- http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5H881-Trainer-Digital-Monitor/dp/B000P0TQC8/ref=pd_sim_a_3

2- http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5J031-Digital-Fitness-Monitor/dp/B000P8VWRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1268683288&sr=1-1

Thank you

To keep your heart healthy and maintain general fitness, you need to perform cardiovascular exercise. This type of exercise gets your heart beating fast over a sustained period of time. No matter how hard you exercise, your heart has a maximum rate, a limit to how fast it can beat. Matt Alexander, personal trainer and exercise specialist at Omni 41, gives us an overview on how to calculate your target heart rate while exercising.

I’ve been looking around for a good pedometer, I am curious if any of you have experience with pedometers with heart rate monitors, are they accurate? Whats the benefits of having a heart rate monitor with your pedometer? Are they even worth it? Or should I just stick with a plain pedometer? Im not looking to buy anything too fancy or expensive, but I would like it to be accurate. Any recommedations and input would be appreciated. Thanks.

I got a stress test done about a year ago because I was having problems running. When I was younger I was diagnosed with sports induced asthma and put on an inhaler. When I asked my new doctor to write a prescription for an inhaler he hooked me up to an EKG, and a daily heart monitor for 1 week. When I did my stress test my heart rate was over 200 and I was walking uphill. I was fine, no pain. When I run I get a sharp pain along with a lot of pressure at my sternum, I cough a lot and I have a burning sensation while breathing. I need to breathe through my mouth because I become short of breath. This is the kicker, this happens only after about 2 minutes of jogging at a 9minute mi pace. Now as of now I am not really in shape per se I mean i’m a tiny thing but I haven’t worked out in about 3 months. But when I did my stress test I was training for a .5 marathon I was runnin 5 mi a day. What is wrong with me? Anyone have any answers?
Hi guys thank you so much for your help. I should add that my doctor did say that I had arrythmia but he didn’t say anything else, about how to take care of it or what I should do and he didn’t seem so sure that was it. Also, last night after drinking only 2 beers I almost passed out from palpatations over 100 bpm, I was dizzy, and sick feeling but totally sober…ok thanks again