Mens Health

[Angelofhope]

how high should your heart rate go during a tread mill stress test if you weigh 237lbs and your 67 years old male non smoker

[erijon]

There's a forumla they use based on your resting heart rate with and without beta blockers.

[ed34]

Just out of interest, here in the UK they subtract a further 20 if you are on beta blockers. Is it the same in the states?

[erijon]

You actually only need to be at 85% of your max heart rate which means they wanted to see you achieve 130 BPM as a rule based on your age.

[kenkeith]

Your systolic (upper number) blood pressure is a normal response with a progressive increase to aerobic exercise, systolic, however, there should be only a slight decrease in diastolic pressure.  The slight decrease in the lower number (diastolic) is due primarily to vessel dilation from the exercise.

Thanks for sharing and if you have any further questions or comments you are welcome to respond.  Take care,

Ken

[Angelofhope]

Thank you for your information, actually I tested last week and my reading at maximum elevation when they were running me as fast as the test required I reached 200/100 . They said I did good but after hearing your response , it does not sound so good for me!

[cwatt1]

I'm 60 and a non-smoker as well.  Had a stress test last week and the techs seemed pleased that I was able to achieve my max heart rate -- actually slightly above.

Your approximate max heart rate is generally figured at 220 minus your age, so that would put your max heart rate at 153.  Not an exact science, of course, but a pretty good guideline.