my heart rate was 175 while exercising for the first time in my life??? scared?!


Question: My heart rate was 175 while exercising for the first time in my life??? scared?
I'm 18 years old, anxiety problems and honestly haven't exercised a day in my life. I'm not overweight at all,but I'm sure you can all imagine how untoned and unfit I am. So I decided to finally do something about it, and I joined a gym!


I went at a SLOW pace on a cardio machine for about 10, 15 minutes and immediately like 10 seconds later my heart rate was 175. I kept slowing down and taking breaks for a couple seconds so it'd go down to 165, and than I'd go again.

I have a severe anxiety disorder and I was just recently worried because my resting heart rate is only about 50. And sometimes it goes over 100 out of nowhere. My doctor has done some test putting stickers on my chest and scanning it and it's fine.

I'm scared? Should I stop working out? Or just use the machine slower? Whats my limit for heart rate? 18, 120 pounds

Answers:

check online for a chart of your maximum heartrate. if it is over 175, you're safe, if not, then you should talk to your doctor. chances are whatever you're using to measure your heartrate is not accurate.




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