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What Is The Target Heart Rate For An OA Patient To Begin Walking?
Question: I am 66 years old with OA in knee. I want to start a walking program, but I do not know what my target heart rate should be. I have been a couch potato for a long time and now I am ready to improve my over all health
Brief Answer:
You should not make your heart rate more then 90
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and It is good that you are planning to start walking programme. As such there is no fixed criteria about heart rate and you are safe till it is below 90 per minute. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Use treadmill as walking on road or track can some time increase pain in knee joint and arthritis.
2. Do not do jogging or brisk walking. You speed should be like normal walking. When you walk fast it causes rapid breathing and fatigue that is not desirable.
3.If you want to go in part then it should be either on grass or on jogging track.
If you feel during walking that your heart rate is going above 90 then you need to take rest.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
You should not make your heart rate more then 90
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and It is good that you are planning to start walking programme. As such there is no fixed criteria about heart rate and you are safe till it is below 90 per minute. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Use treadmill as walking on road or track can some time increase pain in knee joint and arthritis.
2. Do not do jogging or brisk walking. You speed should be like normal walking. When you walk fast it causes rapid breathing and fatigue that is not desirable.
3.If you want to go in part then it should be either on grass or on jogging track.
If you feel during walking that your heart rate is going above 90 then you need to take rest.
I hope this answer will be useful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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