thanks for your reply
Yes my pulse has been taken many many times at rest, always between 95 and 110. I've asked Dr's and recently the cardiologist that performed my echo why so high and they just said normal for me
As for my bpm dropping with walking, yes I was severely short of breath but I do have emphysema with only half my lung capacity.
I'm trying desperately to lose weight with diet and exercise but its proving nigh on impossible and i'm now wondering if my reverse acting BPM could be hindering. But will soldier on at a lb a week if thats what it takes. It Just seems really odd for my bpm to drop immediately after exercise and will speak to my G.P when I'm next seeing him and see if i get more than a brush off shrug
Not sure why you pulse rate dropped after starting your walk, and a HR of 72 is quite low for someone in the physical condition I understand you to describe. Still, the question is: how did you feel? Any shortness of breath or dizziness? If no, then the HR of 72 was doing the job and I'd not worry about it... but I'd be worried about a resting HR of 105, that is too high in my view. Perhaps you resting HR is lower than 105, do you ever measure it when you are truly at rest? Here I mean seated and being in that state for at least 10 minutes and not anxious or worried about anything... just resting. If that HR is over 100 I think you should talk with your doctor about lowering you HR.