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I have been exercising now for about five years. As of last year I have reduced my routines. I now do weight type exercises twice a week and jog once a week. All the other days I walk about 3 miles just for an activity. However I recently checked my vitals and this is what was shown. I notice I get light headed initially when standing up from sitting/laying down for a while. Could my low blood pressure be an issue?
I'm 66 and do daily cardio workouts; my BP last time it was checked was 110/69, pulse 62. So, yours are a bit lower than mine. I do have to watch getting up to quickly from sitting and standing, especially after donating blood products. (It has to be a min of 100/60 for donation.) My Uncle was a marathon runner and his heart rate was 42, but I say "was" because he died of a heart attack at 42 so those stats, while excellent by many measures, are no guarantee of anything.
I consider myself lucky; my mother was also very active but fought high BP once she hit menopause.
43 is a pretty low pulse rate, even for an athlete.
What app did you use to get the BP/Pulse rate? I have a Fitbit Blaze and it does heart rate but I've not seen an app or device that can do blood pressure (without using a pressure cuff).
I have been exercising now for about five years. As of last year I have reduced my routines. I now do weight type exercises twice a week and jog once a week. All the other days I walk about 3 miles just for an activity. However I recently checked my vitals and this is what was shown. I notice I get light headed initially when standing up from sitting/laying down for a while. Could my low blood pressure be an issue?
You're bradycardic. If your BP is low, the heart usually compensates by increasing the heart rate/pulse rate. I'm surprised to see both vitals down. My initial recommendation would be to make sure you're very well hydrated. That could have caused the lightheadedness when standing from sitting/laying. But that heart rate is concerning to me. Very good athletes have a very low rate, but from your history (although you exercise, it's not by any standard extreme) - I'd definitely get it checked out. Keep written track of your daily vitals to share w/ your MD. If you'r eon any meds, they'll need to be adjusted most likely.
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Vitals like that should be repeated soon after because sometimes they're not accurate. I'd retake them whenever you get a low (or high reading) just in case there is a machine error.
I'd expect that your MD would double check vitals, check your labs/electrolytes, do an EKG, possibly place you on a holter monitor.....not sure about a treadmill unless you have some other worrisome symptoms. Some people are placed on pacemakers if there is chronic bradycardia producing symptoms.....
43 is a pretty low pulse rate, even for an athlete.
What app did you use to get the BP/Pulse rate? I have a Fitbit Blaze and it does heart rate but I've not seen an app or device that can do blood pressure (without using a pressure cuff).
I did it at the grocery store using one of their machines.
You're bradycardic. If your BP is low, the heart usually compensates by increasing the heart rate/pulse rate. I'm surprised to see both vitals down. My initial recommendation would be to make sure you're very well hydrated. That could have caused the lightheadedness when standing from sitting/laying. But that heart rate is concerning to me. Very good athletes have a very low rate, but from your history (although you exercise, it's not by any standard extreme) - I'd definitely get it checked out. Keep written track of your daily vitals to share w/ your MD. If you'r eon any meds, they'll need to be adjusted most likely.
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Vitals like that should be repeated soon after because sometimes they're not accurate. I'd retake them whenever you get a low (or high reading) just in case there is a machine error.
I'd expect that your MD would double check vitals, check your labs/electrolytes, do an EKG, possibly place you on a holter monitor.....not sure about a treadmill unless you have some other worrisome symptoms. Some people are placed on pacemakers if there is chronic bradycardia producing symptoms.....
I drink about 100 oz of water a day. I have had an EKG and get a physical for a medical cert required for my job - however when I go there my vitals are highly elevated - higher heart rate and BP over 120 (I am quite nervous and we are walking in/out of the rooms). When I use machines at pharmacies or grocery stores they are much more in line with the results shown above - although this was the first time my heart rate was so low. Normally it's in the low 50's. Maybe they are all inaccurate?
My EKG a few years ago showed a thick heart muscle - something I was very concerned with - so I drastically cut back exercising. I have learned it can be due to having a high heart rate and overweight but I am the opposite and might have something called "athlete's heart". I have not had an EKG since reducing my exercising routine.
For exercising I jog once a week at 22 mins/3 miles. I would characterize my strength/body weight training as moderately intense at best. I am not doing HIIT workouts by any stretch.
That's a good idea to repeat and redo the tests. I'll do two or three and take the average next time.
Based on the progression of this thread, I'd wager that you're fine.
As stated, resting HR of 43 is lower than any patient I've ever had in the last decade who was okay. That said, it may just be an aberrant reading, motor on. It sounds like you've been checked out decently. Still, maybe see your physician for reassurance.
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