Subject: RE: Days off and stress I'm sure there's someone more experienced with this, but I'll try to answer the question.
Don't feel like you're taking a step back. Your body needs the rest to recover and rebuild it's strength. I probably work out about 4-5 days a week, some work out 6 days and take one day off, and then others who need to do something every day. It's up to you, but don't feel guilty.
As far as heartrate goes, it'll definitely go up when you think of stressful situations, work, doctors appts. (in my case ). Example: my normal HR is about 63 BPM. When I go to the doctor's office for a check up or something, my HR goes to about 80 bpm and my blood pressure even elevates slightly. It's your body's natural reaction to stress and it starts producing epinephrine which increases HR. So if you're getting 5-10 bpm increase don't be surprised. Hope this is a little helpful anyway. Edited by bmax 2005-02-28 10:25 AM
|