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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / June 2006Exercise/Hand Weights
I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. I walk about 2 miles per day. I have a small blocked artery going to my heart and take isosorbide for the pain (among other pills for BP and cholesterol). Occasionally I get a some pain in the chest while walking with the weights, normally there is very little or none. Does this sound safe to do and will this curtail more blockage of arteries (assuming I eat OK most of the time)? Thanks. > I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. The hand weights are unwise especially in someone with coronary disease. They will increase strain on the heart without the benefit of stimulating the development of collateral arteries. > I walk about 2 > miles per day. I have a small blocked artery going to my heart and take > isosorbide for the pain (among other pills for BP and cholesterol). The use of hand weights will increase your BP during your walks. > Occasionally I get a some pain in the chest while walking with the weights, > normally there is very little or none. Does this sound safe to do and will > this curtail more blockage of arteries (assuming I eat OK most of the time)? Again, would suggest you lose the hand weights and increase the duration of walks as tolerated. > Thanks. You are welcome. All thanks and praises belong to GOD, Whom I love with all my being. Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love, Andrew http://tinyurl.com/m3gnu I would think the more I work out the better shape I would be in. And enable me to lose weight (I'm about 15 pounds overweight). Carrying the weights gives me no more chest pain than walking without them. Thanks. >> I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Andrew > http://tinyurl.com/m3gnu > >> I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > I would think the more I work out the better shape I would be in. Working out with weights does not improve cardiovascular fitness. > And enable > me to lose weight (I'm about 15 pounds overweight). Would suggest you ask your doctor to supervise your using the 2PD-OMER Approach to help you lose weight safely and permanently without dieting. > Carrying the weights > gives me no more chest pain than walking without them. They would still place undue strain on your heart without benefit either to promote weightloss or collateral artery formation. > Thanks. Again, you are welcome with your thanks redirected heavenward. Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love, Andrew http://HeartMDPhD.com/TheLife If this is of concern for you discuss it with your doctor. Ask about a stress test using the weights to get the best answer to your concern about the effect. > I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. I walk about 2 > miles per day. I have a small blocked artery going to my heart and take [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > this curtail more blockage of arteries (assuming I eat OK most of the time)? > Thanks. The five pound weights may simply be stressing your chest muscles and the pain reflects a skeletal muscle pain rather than a heart pain. A more professional evaluation could tell you if your heart is ischemic under exercise stress (a nuclear stress test). If you already have known coronary disease you would be wise to have it evaluated rather than simply piling on challenges. Exercise is generally good but nobody can realistically predict the course of CVD for an individual because many known and unknown risk factors contribute to progression of the disease - Jim Fixx ran 70 miles a week, had an HDL of 70-80 and still died of a heart attack at 52 (incidentally he ran through pain instead of being evaluated which is akin to what you are doing). Exercising, diet drugs etc. will reduce your risk & are all preferable to not exercising, bad diet or not taking advantage of available therapies. Roland >I have been walking carrying a 5 pound weight in each hand. I walk about 2 > miles per day. I have a small blocked artery going to my heart and take [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > time)? > Thanks. It sounds like this is something you want to talk to your doctor about. Jeff |
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