Normal heart rate walking?

[Caitlyn6]

Is a heart rate of 125-130 normal when gently walking around a park or round shops aged 49 size 10/12, fit person. My ejection fraction is apparently normal (55) but everything exhausts me. Also when I then do a 30 minute bike ride at gym, going as fast as I can , it's still around the same, 130. Makes no sense to me. On Perindopril 4mg for hypertension and bisoprolol (1.25) for high pulse. Resting heart rate is 53 on Fitbit. Interested to compare with others. Thanks 🙏

[Chappychap]

I don't know what is "normal", but a pulse rate of 125-130 for normal walking on the flat sounds pretty high.

My resting pulse rate is 55-60. Brisk walking (ie about 3.5mph) on the flat takes my pulse rate up to about 85. Brisk walking while climbing long hills can see my pulse rate increase to about 110. The very highest pulse rate I can achieve is about 130-135 when going absolutely full tilt on a treadmill machine at the gym.

I'm 62 and my medication includes a Beta Blocker, an ACE Inhibitor, and a Statin.

[Caitlyn6 in reply to Chappychap]

Thank you, I think it's high for flat walking. Going to ask dr tomorrow, at my routine appointment.

[Silverfox2]

I'm on Perindopril and one of the known side effects of this drug is fatigue, which I have loads of sadly.

[stevejb1810]

It sounds a bit on the high side. If I walk at a brisk walk I’ll hit maybe 85-90, if I power walk (4.2 mph is about as fast as I can go), I’ll get it up to about 120. I’m 61 and on bisoprolol, Ramipril and Atorvastatin. My resting heart rate is a ‘sluggish’ 46 bpm