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drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/24, 09:05 PM :angry: I get on the treadmill and can NOT get my heart rate over 108. Incline is at 10 and speed at 3.4 for 45 minutes. I know it is due to the heart meds but I wonder if I am getting the results I need.

Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2007/08/24, 10:29 PM How do you feel when you are on the machine? Can you hold a conversation? You should be able to with a bit of effort. Try increasing the speed or try a different type of machine. Sounds like you might be bionic!:big_smile: -------------- Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/24, 10:41 PM LOL bionic? I have been told some of it is because of the heart meds but that is a good idea, maybe another type of machine. I did audition for the bionic woman though! hehehe Debbie
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/08/24, 11:46 PM what kind of meds are you on deb ? ive got a few of my own heart problems, if you'd like to talk about it with a friendly ear, drop me a private message and ill have the chardonnay and cheese ready ? hehehe :) -------------- Let me show you Sweet smell of a delicate whisper Behind the vision of gardens Go and read of your life Tiny ripping at the heart Drunk from a rose
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/25, 12:50 AM Bill, I am on Tenoretic and Lotensin for high blood pressure. I am hoping I can get off them as soon as I am in shape. BTW, the wine is ok if red, maybe one glass but the cheese is not so good. LOL Debbie
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/08/25, 12:55 AM ahhhh im on amiodarone and cardizem for RAF, not the royal airforce, but for rapid atrial fibrillation, hopefully that will all but be a memory after wednesday. i hope so, im nearing my " break glass in case of " level... Not big on the red wines, i like chardonnay and pinoy mostly, you ever been to napa valley ? -------------- Let me show you Sweet smell of a delicate whisper Behind the vision of gardens Go and read of your life Tiny ripping at the heart Drunk from a rose
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/25, 03:32 AM I read about your heart issues, I hope all goes well on Wednesday! Good luck, we will be think about you that day. yes I have been to Napa Valley, love it, all the wine tasting and the beautiful country. Are you in California?
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/25, 03:39 AM the word was thinking and I could have read your profile to see where you are from, lol
	2007/08/25, 11:52 AM Drieman, I was on verapamil and lotensen for my first year here. After a year my quack changed me to lotrel...only one pill, a step in the right direction. I at least now stay at 110/68 on BP with a resting heart rate of 54. Keep up the good work. -------------- From aboard MV The Shop Johns Island Charlie
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2007/08/25, 12:39 PM wow resting heart of 54 ? thats great charlie, hope everything is better with the bp, im hoping to see low resting rate sometime in my new healthy future.... -------------- Let me show you Sweet smell of a delicate whisper Behind the vision of gardens Go and read of your life Tiny ripping at the heart Drunk from a rose
stevehwms Posts: 169 Joined: 2003/02/17	2007/08/25, 07:37 PM Maybe you could increase speed a little. How about 4.5 on the treadmill. The eliptical machine is very good for getting your heart rate up to the optimum rate.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/08/26, 09:40 AM drieman - you will need to go by rate of percieved exertion, not heart rate. So - you should be working hard enough that it would be difficult, but not impossible, to carry on a conversation, but not so hard that you are gasping or out of breath. You will still get results, it is just that your meds are heart rate suppressors, I think. -------------- Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. Thomas Carlyle
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/26, 07:35 PM Got it, I will go a little faster and that should bring up my percieved exertion up for sure, I am almost at the point of the conversation being a bit difficult but belive I can kick it up a bit more for great results! Thanks all, Debbie On my way to the gym right now!! Gotta love this!
drieman Posts: 190 Joined: 2007/07/16	2007/08/27, 10:21 AM Went to 3.8 and an incline of 9 and got my rate up to 112 WOW lol, well it is going to have to be good enough for now. I could not carry on a conversation so I hope it is working. I will just have to keep trying and this morning I will try the eliptical.