Coronavirus **support** thread
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May 2022
7:23pm, 31 May 2022
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Big_G
I restarted running before my RHR was totally back to normal but when it was back to normal it was an indicator to me that I was then basically fully fit. My Garmin stress indicator around when I developed Covid was interesting. In hindsight, this showed something wasn’t right before the tests did. The orange on the right of the graph is not normal for me at all, keeping in mind I wasn’t exercising! |
May 2022
7:29pm, 31 May 2022
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LazyDaisy
Interesting! Being on Day 1 I'm taking on board all of your experiences. I'm fully vaccinated (though my booster was back in October) but being 68 makes me not want to take any chances. I'm well ahead of my running target for the year - if I have a few blank weeks so be it.
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May 2022
7:44pm, 31 May 2022
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JenHB
Big G - I've also looked at my stress indicator - and that has also rocketed. I normally have at least half recorded as 'rest' and if I also include 'low' that accounts for at least 75% (I don't wear my watch at night and work in a lab so am normally walking around a fair bit). Interestingly today and yesterday no 'rest' and the majority is 'medium' or 'high' (I've spent a lot of the time sitting on the sofa or trying to do a jigsaw). Sunday was also recorded as low rest, some low stress and about half medium stress - so in hindsight something was going on then. Just started on a course of antivirals (and had a 4th jab a month ago) so it would be interesting to see how garmin responds (and whether it matches my general feeling) and if reflected when I do another LFT at the end of the week.
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Jun 2022
7:14am, 1 Jun 2022
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Non-runner
Isn’t a higher RHR common with all viruses though and not just covid? I once read that elite athletes will test on waking every day and adjust their training programme accordingly, the high RHR is a sign that your body is fighting something before any symptoms appear so keep it light. Mine (usually 47) was once 90 for two days before a heavy cold manifested.
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Jun 2022
8:19am, 1 Jun 2022
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AndyS
My RHR was around 40-45 before I contracted covid in March 2020. While I was symptomatic, it went up to around 65. It's now around 50-55, after 2 years. The other thing I noticed while I was still symptomatic was that my usually stratospheric blood pressure dropped down into the high end of "normal", which seems odd. Prior to getting ill my Sp0₂ was around 98-99%; now, it's commonly 94-05%, and is often as low as 90%. I have noticed that my recovery from any efforts takes a *lot* longer (I've been trying 45/1:45 "run"/walk. And even when then "run" is very very slow, 1:45 isn't really long enough for my HR to recover. |
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Jun 2022
10:30am, 1 Jun 2022
35,934 posts
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LazyDaisy
Apologies if this has been posted before (I've only just joined the thread now covid has come to me) and with the caveat that it applies to elite athletes rather than me  but this was interesting reading while I wandered through the internet this morning: bjsm.bmj.com |
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Jun 2022
11:41am, 1 Jun 2022
1,788 posts
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Big_G
NR, yeah, it is common with viruses. I monitor mine so noticed it, but as you say a higher RHR is not unique to Covid. From a training point of view, knowing if your RHR is too high is a good way to spot if you should or shouldn’t train though, and I use it mainly for that. Also, when I was in tip-top shape earlier this year, it was nice to see the RHR going lower than it has done for a long time!
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Jun 2022
11:50am, 1 Jun 2022
5,852 posts
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TheScribbler
Bugger! Two lines on my Covid test today. Day 2 of what feels like a head cold, and now I have to try and isolate in a house that’s already upside down with work going on in the kitchen and stuff stored in the spare room. Also buggers up plans to see relatives over the weekend. But hopefully Mr S is free from it and can go visit his mum |
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Jun 2022
12:17pm, 1 Jun 2022
35,938 posts
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LazyDaisy
Annoying, isn't it Scribbs! Hope it's really just like a head cold and passes swiftly. My cough is now the worst thing I shall be glad when that eases.
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Jun 2022
12:49pm, 1 Jun 2022
89,640 posts
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Hanneke
My only symptoms were a splitting headache for three days and pist nasal drip and a chesty cough that didn't shift for weeks. I wasn't ill at all but it has lingered... For over two years now... Elevated HR, easily tired, irritating cough returning. But I haven't tested positive EVER! In March 2020 they didn't test. My symptoms weren't typical. My friend was tested, positive on antibodies, on her return to the States but the NHS would not test... Unless you ended up in hospital. |
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