Hi, I am 25 years old male. My bmi is 23.5. I'm healthy, but when I run and sprint fast for 2-3 minutes, my bpm crosses 200. I don't know what to do. My resting heart rate is 71 on average for the past month. I was able to do a 4 km run in 30 mins recently with an average bpm of 185 and a highest of 193 bpm. Please suggest to me what to do.

Dr. Anshuman SahuGeneral Physician3yrs exp

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Your bpm or heart rate crosses 200! that's not at all normal okay. You should never overstrain your heart. You might have heard about death in young athletes due to sudden arrest. It could cause that. Ideally your heart rate should follow 220- age. Which came to be about 196 in your case. But try to keep that on the lower side. Increase your activity gradually. It would be safer than starting running at a fast pace from rest.  

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