Is a heart rate of 121 normal when walking? I feel a flutter in my throat and a slight tightness thru my chest to my back at times but no real pain per say. I do have high cholesterol. I get this strange sqeeze feeling sometimes. I ve been feeling this now for about 2 days. Was just wondering about my heart rate. While sitting it s in the 80 s but when I m walking and I sit back down is when it goes up and I feel this feel I just explained. I get this slight pain feeling on the left side of my head when my upper left side of my chest makes that weird feeling. Do you think I should see a doctor? My mother has congestive heart failure and afib and my baby brother has afib.
Hi... Normal heart rate is 60 to 100 beats/min. It can increase during any physical activity such as walking, running. Heart rate of 121 during walking is normal. But if you get chest pain, breathless or palpitations on walking uphill or brisk walking it is matter of concern. In your case your, your symptoms are non-specific, but since you have a positive family history for heart disease I would recommend, 1. ECG 2. If you are really getting chest pain on walking you should go for ECG and TMT, 3. If ECG is normal and no chest pain I think you can follow healthy diet and exercise and have regular health check up.