heart beat rate before/after excercise

yes, excellent, simple test. see:

http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/CHNReports/heartrate.html

and

http://www.jhu.edu/~newslett/11-11-99/Science/6.html

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A number of years ago I saw a report that suggested there was a correlation
between heart beat before and after exercise and the chances for stroke or
heart attack. More specifically: if within a minute after ceasing a
strenuous activity the heart beat does not fall by at least 12 and at best
by 20 beats, that person is statistically more prone to a heart attack or
stroke than someone whose post -exercise heart beat does fall within that
range. I have advised people of this research especially when I'm working
out but am now beginning to wonder . So few people seem to have heard about
this neat little formula it makes me think this may have been of these
little research reports that pop-up and then disappear because they have no
real basis. Anybody know?

thanks. I'll be posting a print out at my fitness center.

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yes, excellent, simple test. see:

http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/CHNReports/heartrate.html

and

http://www.jhu.edu/~newslett/11-11-99/Science/6.html

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A number of years ago I saw a report that suggested there was a

correlation

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between heart beat before and after exercise and the chances for stroke

or

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heart attack. More specifically: if within a minute after ceasing a
strenuous activity the heart beat does not fall by at least 12 and at

best

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by 20 beats, that person is statistically more prone to a heart attack

or

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stroke than someone whose post -exercise heart beat does fall within

that

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range. I have advised people of this research especially when I'm

working

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out but am now beginning to wonder . So few people seem to have heard

about

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this neat little formula it makes me think this may have been of these
little research reports that pop-up and then disappear because they have

no

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real basis. Anybody know?

On 12 Aug 2003 08:46:02 -0700, [email hidden] (Brad

Sheppard) said:

yes, excellent, simple test. see:

http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/CHNReports/heartrate.html

So does this mean that they soon will come out with a "magic drug"
that forces the heart to slow down quicker after exercise and claim it
will save zillions of lives?

--
Ron Ritzman
http://www.panix.com/~ritzlart
Smart people can figure out my email address

The closer you get your heart rate to its max, the better. You can
also try it at 70% of max - if you exercise you should still get a
drop way more than 12 beats. Mine is about 30 beat drop. Check with
the Cleveland Clinic website for more details (they did the research).
(note, the smaller pc of max you get your HR the smaller the dropoff
you'd get)

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the machines at my place also have the monitors. I have troubles about their
accuracy since some machines read a bit differently from others. And on none
of these machines do I, at least, aim for the kind of stress you get in a
stress test.Yet, if I understand correctly, the research cited was based on
regular stress test figures. Which leads to my questions:
is the rule of thumb still valid if the exercise doesn't achieve stress
test rates?
could it be that the size of the drop is what is important and not how
high you got the BPH to start from?.

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You're welcome! I'm a bit compulsive - I give myself the test
everyday at the gym to see how I'm progressing. The treadmills at my
gym have heart rate monitors. I see how much my pulse drops in a
minute - for me, 30 beats. Avg 17 beats - trouble 12 beats or less.
After missing a week at the gym, my pulse only dropped 23 beats. Use
it or lose it!

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thanks. I'll be posting a print out at my fitness center.
Anybody know?