Question about heart rate and running/exercising.
So to begin i am overweight i know that. I am 28, 5’10”, and 210 lb. I am rather active and i weight lift, rock climb, hike, and canoe regularly, but i am trying to lose weight and get more into running. My heart is otherwise healthy with a resting heart rate around 65 and a bp of 115/60 at my last check up.
That all leads me to say this last work out i did a 30 minute weight lifting session followed by a 15 minute run including a warm up and cool down so about 10 minutes of actual running. I started at 6 mph and ended about 7 for the final stretch. For about 5 minutes my heart rate was between 180-190 and about 3 minutes it climbed to about 198 according to my fitness watch. Is that normal for short period of time or am i just over doing it for just getting into running? I am not sure what my heart rate should be with me just getting into and what is normal or not. I was definitely tired and panting for breath at the end, but not in any real pain or other distress which is why i did jot realize how high my heart rate was until i stopped and looked at my watch log.