More people go to the gym to lose weight or tone their body than to stay fit. This mistake is taking a heavy toll on youngsters nowadays and people are becoming victims of heart attacks. Often people advise that before starting to go to the gym one should get several heart related tests done. But in reality very few people get all these tests done. In such a situation, how to know that your heart is healthy and there will be no risk of heart attack by working out at the gym. This advice will help in this job.
check pulse rate
Heart health can be estimated with the help of pulse rate, i.e. heart beats. If your heart rate remains at 80 beats per minute during rest, then it is completely normal. With the help of this pulse, you can monitor your heart health even in the gym.
Check your pulse rate before you start exercising at the gym.
If you have joined a gym to keep fit, check your pulse at the gym first.
If your resting pulse rate is normal, walk or jog for ten minutes.
After that, check for increased pulse rate.
Immediately after walking or jogging, rest for a minute and check your pulse again. The time taken by the pulse to return to the normal resting rhythm indicates the health of the heart. If it takes time to return to the normal heart rate and only 10 or 20 beats have decreased in a minute, then it means that the health of the heart is not good. In such a situation, an immediate cardiac checkup is required.
At the same time, if the pulse rate decreases around 30 and approaches the normal resting pulse rate, then it indicates average heart health.
Therefore, before starting an intense workout and exercising in the gym, definitely monitor your pulse so that with the help of proper check-up, the risk to heart health can be reduced.
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