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Re: Atenolol - exercise - heart rate
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Re: Atenolol - exercise - heart rate
by Denise__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Denise on October 28, 1998 at 17:29:34:
In Reply to: Atenolol - exercise - heart rate posted by Doug on October 28, 1998 at 16:44:14:
I take Atenolol 100 mg daily. Everything is fine with this. I am going to buy a treadmill (with a Polar heart rate monitor) and exercise daily for 30 min or so with my pulse at, say, 120. I'm worried that the Atenolol will effect my heart rate increase due to exercise. In other words the Atenolol will prevent a normal increase in rate. Should I be concerned.
PS: my BP in normal, I have no other medical problems etc
Doug,
I am on a beta-blocker as well and have wondered that same thing. I was told by a personal trainer that my doctor should gie me a target heart rate. The stuff I have read states the normal target heart rate calculation (220-age) and a percentage of that to find your target rate (i.e. 70%) should not be used for people on beta-blockers because they do affect your heart rate. I will be curious to see what the CCF doctor has to say about this. I had my cardiologist help me determine my heart rate though. I go on how I feel while exercising. Sometimes I can keep me heart in a range (lets say 120) and feel fine and another day I will be in that same range and feel a little tired. We feel different each day, so be comfortable with whatever heart rate your doing!
Good luck!
Denise
In Reply to: Atenolol - exercise - heart rate posted by Doug on October 28, 1998 at 16:44:14:
I take Atenolol 100 mg daily. Everything is fine with this. I am going to buy a treadmill (with a Polar heart rate monitor) and exercise daily for 30 min or so with my pulse at, say, 120. I'm worried that the Atenolol will effect my heart rate increase due to exercise. In other words the Atenolol will prevent a normal increase in rate. Should I be concerned.
PS: my BP in normal, I have no other medical problems etc
Doug,
I am on a beta-blocker as well and have wondered that same thing. I was told by a personal trainer that my doctor should gie me a target heart rate. The stuff I have read states the normal target heart rate calculation (220-age) and a percentage of that to find your target rate (i.e. 70%) should not be used for people on beta-blockers because they do affect your heart rate. I will be curious to see what the CCF doctor has to say about this. I had my cardiologist help me determine my heart rate though. I go on how I feel while exercising. Sometimes I can keep me heart in a range (lets say 120) and feel fine and another day I will be in that same range and feel a little tired. We feel different each day, so be comfortable with whatever heart rate your doing!
Good luck!
Denise
