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    chrisoctane

    3 years, 4 months ago

    Given that blood pressure medications affect maximum heart rate through various mechanisms, how should I interpret my ECG data? Is perceived effort and zone-based training accurate or meaningful in this context?
    Should I adjust my goals whilst taking medication?
    (I’m already a member of the Heart Program but I thought some general info might be helpful here).

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    • Hi Chris,
      Perceived effort and breathing rate is a great tool to understand how to set your training zones, while on blood pressure medications. Once you have a good idea of how your heart zones have changed with the medication, you can move to using heart rate zones as well. Interpreting the ECG is not very different, other than of course keeping in mind your heart rate is lower than expected at rest and during exercise. The Frontier Heart team will definitely be able to help you keep this all in context as you train. Happy training!

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