heart rate recovery

[XFACTOR2009]

I like to walk fast, and I have noticed  that  when I   finish walking, my heart ratye  will drop  pretty fast   (say from 150/160  beats  )  down to 120  in a minute , and then  down to  100    within  another minute, but then it will hang  there  for a few minutes before  going  further  down.    Within half  an hour its  usually  close to my  resting level
Maybe  also tracking the recovery rate and being aware  of  it keeps it higher

I  wonder  whether the  combo  of  heat   and adrenalin  produced by  the very  fast walk  means it hangs  at 100  for a while.     People sometimes  say within 1-0 mins or  so  it  should be down to  pre  exercise level, which seems to be  a bit  unrealistic

[XFACTOR2009]

Thank you  :)  

[XFACTOR2009]

Thank you,  that really is  helpful information.  

I  can see that its  the initial recovery thats important

[is_something_wrong]

Hello, just a comment, because I have the same "problem" too..

We misunderstand the heart rate recovery. As the doctor told you, it's the initial drop that is important regarding cardiac health. No, you will not have a resting heart rate after 10 minutes after doing hard exercise (heart rate >150). For some reason, I have a higher heart rate 10 minutes after running/jogging with a heart rate of say 160 bpm, than walking 7 km/h at 10 degrees incline which gives the same heart rate. I don't know why, maybe it's the fact that I'm still afraid of running..

Remember, after exercise you will keep an increased metabolism, your muscles need to recover, your adrenaline levels are still high for some time, etc. which contribute to an increased heart rate. Also, your blood pressure is dropping, which also may cause your heart rate to be high as a "reflex".

[CCFHeartMD 15]

Hello. A normal heart rate recovery (HRR) is defined by a drop of >18 beats from the max heart rate at one minute of recovery (resting) or >22 beats at two minutes, so your HRR is absolutely normal.