sickness and heartrate
03-04-05, 09:09 AM
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sickness and heartrate
can anyone give me an informed answer on how being ill or sick affects heart rate? i recently have had a bout of salmonella poisoning and have been off the bike for about 2 days. last night did a small workout and for kicks, tried to get my heart rate up towards zone 5, and had a bit of difficulty. i know food poisoning is somewhat different than being sick in a normal sense, but it can cause similar fatigue. not overly concerned about it, but as i am racing this weekend, just curious if anyone can give me some info. thanks.
03-06-05, 10:23 AM
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I dont have any specific info for you but yes, I'm sure it does. Just about everything has an effect on heartrate. The human body has many built compensatory mechanisms.
03-06-05, 08:46 PM
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I have a friend that only wears his heartrate monitor to know when he is getting sick. He says that his rate differs from his normal rate before he feels the actualy sickness.
