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- From: brit@wagner.Physics.McGill.CA (Dave Britton)
- Subject: Re: Blood Pressure, Pulse, and running
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.231448.14729@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>
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- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:14:48 GMT
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- In article <2245@bigfoot.first.gmd.de> wolf@prosun.first.gmd.de (Wolfgang
- Koehler) writes:
- > Of course, resting pulses of 70 to 80 are normal but not for runners
- > with good shape. (My resting pulse is about 40.)
- >
- > wolf
-
- This reminded me of a question I meant to post: My resting pulse rate
- is also in the low 40's (clocked as low as 39 but normally around 44).
- However, I regularly get irregularities in the beat, but only when it
- is beating slow. These irregularities are like an extra beat or a
- beat that is way out of time. Happens once or twice in 5 minuites
- a couple of times an hour but only sometimes (usually notice it
- in the evenings). I avoid caffeine which I have noticed makes
- this effect worse. The more I run, the slower my heart beat gets
- and the more I notice this effect. Anyone have any comments?
- (don't suggest I quit running :)
-
- Dave.
-