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My heartbeat has always been faster than average, even when I'm in training and at my ideal weight. I've raised this issue with various doctors over the years, had tests and been generally reassured as to my heart's good health and proper function. Recently a friend of mine who is also a registered nurse and fitness consultant devised a cardio program for me. Her initial evaluation included listening to my chest with a stethoscope before and after running. She couldn't hear any murmurs or anything, and my hr and blood pressure was almost the same as her own would be under like conditions. Before exercise my heart rate was 112 and after it was 188. Lying down it was 88. I'm told there's nothing unhealthy about these numbers but the recent body of research linking high rhr to general ill health and early death still worries me. Can anyone offer comments/advice on this matter please?

November 9, 2012 - 9:06pm

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