• Ifit walking training programmes when on beta-blockers - any modificati

    From NY@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 6 12:42:14 2021
    10 years ago I had a heart attack and cardiac arrest, and had one stent
    fitted. An out-patient angiogram a few months afterwards showed no signs of other cardiac arteries being restricted, even though this had been suspected when I was originally admitted and had the stent fitted. I'm now on standard heart attack medication for life which includes beta-blocker, statin and aspirin. The beta-blocker is bisprolol, 1.25 mg/day.

    I do not get any cardiac symptoms (eg angina chest pains), even during exercise. The only chest pains I get are vague heaviness in my arms if I
    hold them above my head (eg changing a light bulb) for a few minutes.
    However the beta-blocker limits my pulse rate - even after a couple of
    minutes of 3.5 mph walking on a treadmill (or on a real road) my heart rate only goes up to about 75 beats/minute. My blood pressure is normal - I
    forget the numbers, but no cause for alarm when I have annual health reviews
    by my GP (family doctor).

    Should I modify a typical treadmill walking workout from iFit, in terms of shortening or slowing the maximum speed (which is typically around 3.2 to
    3.5 mph, with maximum gradient of 5-10%). Or should I try to keep things as normal as possible, and be limited only by normal lactic acid muscle pain -
    and stop if I happen to get angina pains?

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