Help me find low-heart-rate workouts

[mrs.jacinthe]

Ok, so everybody knows my current issues.  I won't have my next heart appointment until probably sometime in early April (it was scheduled for late March, but I've been rescheduled 3x now for various things and I'm presuming my doctor is going to want to wait until all the results are available for her review).  Until then, I'm not supposed to do anything that increases my heart rate for any significant amount of time.  So, I'm limited to the granny lane at the pool and I *hate* it, so I haven't been going - why bother getting wet and needing to wash out chlorine and all that if I'm not going to *swim*.  But I need to do something to release stress and whatnot.  Other than yoga/stretching, are there any workouts you have done that didn't raise your heart rate?  I'm getting bored with yoga.  HALP.

[fuckyourcouch]

Walking?
Weights? (This might depend on person - mine stays low, my h's goes high)
Barre?
Low speed/intensity cycling?

[mrs.jacinthe]

Feb 13, 2017 14:54:09 GMT -5 fuckyourcouch said:

Walking?
Weights? (This might depend on person - mine stays low, my h's goes high)
Barre?
Low speed/intensity cycling?

I've never tried barre.  Is it really low heart rate?  I have a couple ballet DVDs and they're all kinds of jumping around, so I assumed barre was the same.  

[Susie]

Did your doctor give you an objective measure of what is ok? All exercise, even getting up off the couch will raise your HR some, but what's an acceptable ceiling? Like, "stay under 120" or "stay under 140" or something?

[gigem]

Core Fusion dvds or maybe you can find them streaming? Kinda a mix of pilates yoga barre, good muscle burn and I think heart rate will stay low

[mrs.jacinthe]

Feb 13, 2017 15:29:14 GMT -5 Susie said:

Did your doctor give you an objective measure of what is ok? All exercise, even getting up off the couch will raise your HR some, but what's an acceptable ceiling? Like, "stay under 120" or "stay under 140" or something?

120 or less, but 100-ish is preferable.  120 would be a spike only until I'm cleared for action.  My RHR is around 65-70.  She's ok with stuff like walking (although given how hilly our area is, I can see that being mildly problematic.)  I usually average around 100 when swimming slowly, and she's ok with that, but that's super duper slow and boring.  I could see riding my bike (again, slowly, and probably on the trainer) would be ok.  

[labbie]

Walking outside would be my first pick, especially listening to a good audiobook or podcasts. As long as your HR stayed within the parameters they prescribed- HR will be increased, but not sure how much/long is acceptable.

[kicks]

I would think you can lit weights as long as you don't lift super heavy and take some time between reps. It would at least give you the feeling of a "real" workout.

[al320]

I agree that you can do weights, with breaks, not too heavy.

Things like pilates and trx can also be low hr, again if you do it slowly.

Walking is a really good option.

Also, i know for me, i can get in a pool with a kickboard and fins and just chug along with pretty much no increase in hr... im guessing its probably harder for you to keep it low while swimming if youre used to swimming hard?

[Susie]

That's a tough ceiling to stay under. I would be able to do yoga, walk, and really low resistance indoor cycling, and that's about it. No hills of any kind.

Being in the pool would make me nervous because I would want to wear a HRM when doing anything, and my HRM doesn't transmit a signal to my Garmin in water.  So I would probably stay on land.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Feb 13, 2017 15:51:20 GMT -5 Susie said:

That's a tough ceiling to stay under. I would be able to do yoga, walk, and really low resistance indoor cycling, and that's about it. No hills of any kind.

Yeah, and that's the thing.  I could walk downhill and on a flat, but not uphill.  There aren't too many areas around here where that's possible.  

So far I have found yoga/stretching, swimming at around a 2:30-3:00/100 (which just absolutely kills me mentally), walking on a flat/downhill, zero-resistance/little ring cycling on the trainer (lame), and certain body-weight stuff, like slow crunches and planking.  That's it, and it's making me so freaking anxious.