Hi Mark,
Everyone is different and this heart rate may well be normal for your husband. I nevertheless recommend that he see a cardiologist and take a stress test or whatever other tests the cardiologist prescribes, just for peace of mind and to rule out any underlying conditions.
I say this as a lifelong athlete, including a runner, who ended up having a mild heart attack and open heart surgery 3 plus years ago at the age of 67. At the time, it shocked everyone who knew me, as in "but you're so healthy, exercise all the time and have such a healthy diet." What they really were saying is that if this can happen to you, then it can happen to anyone, including me.
I definitely recommend being proactive now and possibly circumventing a future problem if one is lurking.
Best of luck and please keep us posted.
Ira
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Ira Reid
Hoboken NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2021 22:00
From: Mark Austin
Subject: High Heart rate when exercising (running/Biking)
Hi everyone-
My husband is 50 years old. He run/bike 3-4 times a week. He's in pretty good shape running half and full marathon once a year for the past 5 years. His heart rate gets as high as 184, avg of 159 and his effort level is a 7/10. He said he's not out of breath, not dizzy or feeling uncomfortable.. He was a little concern and actually saw his internal medicine doctor and brought this to her attention. She told him that if he's not having any symptom, that a high heart rate may be his norm. They did an EKG and everything was normal. I'm just curious what everyone think of this. Should I be concerned?
TIA.
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Mark Austin
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