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I'm confused about my health or atleast my lungs and heart. During Philosology class we did a heart test to see our heart beats. For 2 minutes my resting heart rate was about 83 and with this weird machine thing it was 71. I can jog for about 5 minutes before I get tired and forced to walk. I tried to fix this problem by joining track and managed to lose some weight. I managed to last longer but nothing too significant. This year I joined wrestling and lost about 30 pounds but I still get tired! Why the hell do I get tired so easily?
>> Anonymous
not enough sleep/food?
>> Anonymous
Obviously you're still fat. And wrestling makes you weak from sheer physical exhaustion. If you have a break, you'll feel stronger.
>> Anonymous
Not the OP, but I have a heart rate question.

Is a high basal heart rate good, or is a low one good?

Because mine is typically 60-70.
>> Anonymous
>>67637

You're confusing basal metabolic rate with heart rate. BMR is how many calories your body burns to stay alive; essentially it is your metabolism. You have two kinds of heart rate, resting and max heart rate. Resting heart rate is probably what you're thinking of, and yes it is good. The lower your RHR, the more efficient your heart is at pumping large quantities of blood and oxygen in fewer strokes.
>> Anonymous
You probably have asthma or something retard. Or you are a fat fuck.
>> Anonymous
I have a similar problem, in that after going through full seasons of football and wrestling I still have the shittiest of aerobic endurance. And for the record I'm 145lbs at about 8% body fat.

The only thing I can think of is the fact that I get very little sleep.
>> Anonymous
Just keep going. Practice makes perfect. Shit.
>> Anonymous
do you get dehydrated easily
do you waste sodium, do you crave salt
do you get wiped out after running, does it take a day to recover
if so check aldosterone/renin, maybe CAH, or adrenal fatigue. do research online first because endocrinologists are generally incompetant at figuring anything out. there are some excellent websites for this, generally not from the medical community. ironically, good medical texts also discuss these issues but endocrinologists don't understand their own textbooks. LOL
>> Anonymous
>>67637
60-70 resting BPM is normal for most people. Lower is definitely better, provided it's because you're in shape as opposed to afflicted with some kind of disease.

Highly trained marathon runners have resting heart rates in the 40s.