high heart rate with little activity

[buckeyeluvngirl]

Hi....I am 36 year old female, 5'5 and 230 pounds and having issues with increased heart rate.  My resting heart rate is 75-80 but when I get up and move around-normal activities my heart rate increases to 100-115, climbing stairs or walking short distances will put it at 130.  Had all the tests including echo and stress...all normal.  Any ideas?

[grendslori]

Sorry to say, but ireneo is right. You are basically out of shape and your heart is trying to work too hard.

[ireneo]

I would say carrying the extra weight is probably a strain on your heart. Imagine at any weight if someone carried around a 50 lb sack of potatoes all day long. It would be tiring. It would put an extra burden on the heart, lungs and muscles. That's essentially what you're feeling.