u/Quenelle44

Does anyone else get costochondritis every single time they get back into exercise?
I’m pretty sedentary, and every time I start being active again, usually after 1-2 weeks of walking a lot or doing some light jogging, I end up with costochondritis.
Then I have to stop exercising for weeks, which completely ruins my progress and motivation.
It’s become a vicious cycle because I start exercising, get chest pain, rest for weeks, start again, and the same thing happens.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to prevent this from happening when getting back into fitness?
Thanks in advance!

I check but don’t see any info since few months…

I have POTS and I’ve been trying to exercise consistently for months. Nothing intense, just walking on a walking pad with a slight incline for 40-60 minutes every 3-4 days.

During exercise, my heart rate is usually around 140-150 bpm (zone 2/3 for me), and I often feel awful afterward. The most frustrating part is that I don’t seem to be improving at all. If anything I sometimes feel worse than when I started.

I always hear that with regular exercise people with POTS can slowly build up their tolerance and see improvements over time, but that just hasn’t been my experience.

Has anyone here actually seen a real improvement in their heart rate, symptoms, or overall fitness after several months of consistent exercise? If so, what kind of exercise program worked for you and how long did it take?

Thanks in advance 🙏

EDIT: thanks all for all your responses, this community so great

Hi there,

I just got the Apple Watch Series 11 and I’m honestly surprised by the heart-rate tracking. I’m coming from a low-tier Huawei watch, and it had 24/7 every second/minutes heart-rate monitoring that worked well and felt pretty accurate.

On my Apple Watch I sometimes see “last reading 18 minutes ago,” which is weird to me, especially because I have a heart condition and like to keep an eye on my heart rate.

Is there any workaround to get more frequent monitoring, ideally 24/7, or at least something like one reading per minute outside of workouts?

Thanks!

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