I have a friend who claimed her HR got to 200 on every run I didn't believe her so i asked to see her logs sure enough on nearly every run her HR was registering past 200, I told her the HRM was surely broken and let her use mine, same thing happened. How unhealthy is this? She seems to think it indicates that shes a beast and even brags that her HR goes this high.
How old is she? Does the hr simply peak at 20x? Someone with a naturally high max HR can stay around 190-200 for a long period.
The general rule is 220-age. If the person is running at 75% and and at 200, the max is 267. Your runner is born 47 years in the future
I had a friend with an overactive active thyroid and his HR would be over 200 during easy workouts. He lost tons of weight and could eat a ton but eventually starting taking meds to regulate himself.
It's unusual, but not impossible assuming she is racing most workouts.
If she's not racing every workout, then something is wrong with the transmitter.
HRMs jump over 200 when you get near underground cables and similar causes of electrical interference. You can be jogging at 120 bpm and then suddenly it jumps to 240 and stays there for a while.
Tpforbunghole wrote:
I have a friend who claimed her HR got to 200 on every run I didn't believe her so i asked to see her logs sure enough on nearly every run her HR was registering past 200, I told her the HRM was surely broken and let her use mine, same thing happened. How unhealthy is this? She seems to think it indicates that shes a beast and even brags that her HR goes this high.
Unless your friend is a rodent, this isn't healthy. Seek cardiologist.
I also know someone with such a high HR. On easy runs her HR goes up to 180 and if working moderately hard it spikes over 200. Crazy to see a HR of over 180 being kept up for an entire 15k training run.
I've always been worried about it being an indication of heart problems, but it doesn't seem to have a negative impact. Also don't know if a history of myocarditis has anything to do with it.
There are certain cardiac conditions that could cause such high heart rate, such as WPW syndrome, but people are typically aware that it's happening. My brother had WPW, and whenever he had an episode, he would hyperventilate and get dizzy. Having a HR over 200 doesn't feel normal, so her HR is almost certainly not going that high. There's likely a measurement error. Are these HRM's wrist-based, or chest straps?
Thank you for the humor Mathheart. I just spilled my coffee but this was funny.
800 dude wrote:
There are certain cardiac conditions that could cause such high heart rate, such as WPW syndrome, but people are typically aware that it's happening. My brother had WPW, and whenever he had an episode, he would hyperventilate and get dizzy. Having a HR over 200 doesn't feel normal, so her HR is almost certainly not going that high. There's likely a measurement error. Are these HRM's wrist-based, or chest straps?
It can be natural, a smaller left ventricle than normal. pumping less blood but more frequently.
Only if very young like under 20
Otherwise rule out SVT and I agree see a cardiologist