what's considered normal heart rate when skating?

[RussianPlayer 0]

Hey guys,

Just wondering anyone used heart rate monitor to check what's your heart rate when on ice or skating?

I used timex monitor and while I'm on ice just slowly skating not doing anything much it keeps on 130-140.

When skating fast etc it gets to 180. I read normal HR is 80-85 and that's what I got off ice. I wonder why it never gets below 100 while I'm on ice and not doing skating just hanging around.

Any feedback would be interesting.

[foppa21 0]

A normal HR of 80-85 is BS. Generally, we consider a normal resting heart rate in adults to be anywhere between 60-100, dependent on a few other factors. World class athletes can often have a normal resting heart rate in the 50s and occasionally even the 40s. I'd like to know where you read the 80-85 figure, because a range that tight is total crock.

[rebel96 0]

World class athletes can often have a normal resting heart rate in the 50s and occasionally even the 40s.

I'm 25, 5'10" and about 190lbs with a higher that recommended percentage of fat(not obese but not thin either). I've played hockey for 13 years. I've always been active in sports but I would certainly not consider myself incredibly fit. My resting heart rate is usually somewhere in and around 56 and about 4 years ago before I put on weight it was usually around 48.

I think (but don't quote me) for cardiovascular exercise a person with a low resting heart rate must get their heart rate up much higher than a person with a high resting heart rate.

For example,

resting = 55, exercise = 180

resting = 80, exercise = 160

Those are just random figures for the purpose of an example.

[tlminh 0]

Normal HR = 60-100

Bradycardia < 60

Tachycardia > 100

When exercising, you want to aim your HR to be 60-80% of your Maximal HR

To get your maximal HR, take 220 and subtract your age

ex: Age 30 - my target HR is 190

Therefore, 60-80% of that is my TARGET heart rate- 114-152

When I do treadmill testing, this is the HR that I'm looking for before we call it a "good" test. I also tell my patients who are trying make healthy lifestyle changes to aim for their target heart rate 30 minutes per day 3-4x per week

[RussianPlayer 0]

Thanks for feedback guys. Sorry, I for some reason screwed up I meant to put 60-80 and put 80-85 was writing late probably.

I also read 220-age=target HR fomula. My THR is 180 and that's what I get when I skate harder. I'm just wondering why in the world when I'm on ice even if I stand for like 10 mins with very little moving around HR won't get down to at least a 100. Maybe I'm paranoid, but I start thinking that I get tired easier that way, because my HR keeps at 120-130 in stand by on ice meaning it takes less effort to hit the high. If my HR would have been less maybe then I would have to work harder to get to 180 meaning my endurance would be higher. Maybe I'm just not cardio trained well..

[tlminh 0]

Good question Mr Russia

A lot of factors play into one's heart rate. Caffeine, cigarette smoke, exercise and anxiety are all common things that can increase blood pressure.

When you're skating around the ice before a game, even though you don't think you're working, your heart is actually picking up speed to get enough blood supply to the peripheral muscles that need it. You're putting on a bunch of gear that makes you get up, sit down, get up and sit down again depending on how you wear your stuff. You're walking out of the locker room wearing a bunch of gear, you're skating and using muscles you don't use most of the time. This doesn't include any stretching, warm-ups or even anxiety.

All of this can increase your heart rate.

You also mentioned that you may not be "cardio trained." This may also be correct.

For example

Lance Armstrong (his resting BP has been documented in the 40s) may take 30 minutes of cycling to get his HR to 120.

Joe Schmo (obese smoker who lives sedentary lifestyle) may have a HR of 120 after getting up to find the remote.

[foppa21 0]

For example

Lance Armstrong (his resting BP has been documented in the 40s) may take 30 minutes of cycling to get his HR to 120.

Joe Schmo (obese smoker who lives sedentary lifestyle) may have a HR of 120 after getting up to find the remote.

Resting HR? If it's BP then Lance needs a little Neosynephrine or Levophed! ;)

[RussianPlayer 0]

Good question Mr Russia

Thanks for write up tlminh. I'm coming up to the same conclusions. I think anxiety factor in general takes a toll on me. I think to decrease anxiety I need to practice more, meaning expose myself to that type of ice environment more often - so this way I get used to it more and it becomes more casual. Plus do more cardio training.

[meteor 0]

Heart zone training and the use of heart rate monitors has become very popular in endurance sports like cycling and running. While age-based formulas are decent starting points, accurately determining anaerobic threshold and max heart rate can be an involved process. Once you have this information, however, training and competition can become quantitative, analytical, and efficient. Sally Edwards has made an entire career/business out of this (heartzones.com).

I come from a competitive cycling background and have used heart rate monitors extensively. I have enough experience that I can usually tell just by feel what heart zone I'm in while exercising. Since hockey is short, hard efforts followed by an extended recovery (similar to interval training) I will usually try to hit upper Zone 4 or Zone 5 (max effort) during my shifts.

If you are a serious athlete, it can't hurt to keep track of data like heart rate (both resting and working) and BP. Inability to raise the heart rate to a target zone, for example, might be a clue that you are over-trained or getting sick. A high resting HR could be suggesting the same thing.

[chippa13 1844]

One thing to be cognizant of, your heart rate should return to a resting normal rate within about 5-10 minutes after you stop exercise. If it doesn't then that could be a sign of a problem or one on the horizon.