Anyone Ever Compare Their Resting Heart Rate To Their Smoking Heart Rate?

[mattarios2]

I've been curious as to how much harder your heart works from resting vs smoking.

For the past week or so I've been checking my heart rate using my wrist, and it ranges from 67-69. (I just use a stopwatch on my cell phone and check the rate for 20 seconds and multiply by 3. I have tested this by checking the rate for a full minute, and it is the same)

When I smoke the highest it has gotten is 80, but usually it is around 77. So not too much of a change, I thought it would get much higher. I check after the first 5-6 hits, 10 min into the session, 30 min into it, and at the end of the session, and it is more or less the same. Usually takes me about 10 min after smoking for it to go back to normal.

Now I am sure different tobaccos/coals/setup would matter in this comparison but out of curiosity, if you are willing to share the info, what is your resting heart rate on average, your heart rate smoking, and the type of tobacco you were smoking. Also share how much you work out if you'd like.

I think it would be cool to compare this to everything else people do that is considered "bad" like smoking a cigarette and see the comparison.

[hookah hippie]

Interesting idea I am going to give this a try in a little bit

[Jeff_T]

Pretty interesting, I'll also have to give the a go and see if it's similar to your results.

[ZAP]

I'm guessing it has something to do with the smoke containing less oxygen than air. As well as having to take harder breaths throught the shisha due to the airflow restriction.

Try it agian and see if it makes a difference when you smoke using a lightly packed bowl with a wide gauge hose and then with a more densely packed bowl with a narrower hose. See if it makes any difference.

[mattarios2]

[quote name='ZAP' date='14 February 2010 - 12:21 PM' timestamp='1266164490' post='451381']
I'm guessing it has something to do with the smoke containing less oxygen than air. As well as having to take harder breaths throught the shisha due to the airflow restriction.

Try it agian and see if it makes a difference when you smoke using a lightly packed bowl with a wide gauge hose and then with a more densely packed bowl with a narrower hose. See if it makes any difference.
[/quote]

Yeah I am sure hose and bowl matter, I found my heart rate didn't change much and I use a wide gauge hose, a phunnel bowl, and a KM hose.

The longer you aren't breathing in air, the higher your heart beat gets I'm sure.

[joytron]

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[quote name='ZAP' date='14 February 2010 - 12:21 PM' timestamp='1266164490' post='451381']
I'm guessing it has something to do with the smoke containing less oxygen than air. As well as having to take harder breaths throught the shisha due to the airflow restriction.

Try it agian and see if it makes a difference when you smoke using a lightly packed bowl with a wide gauge hose and then with a more densely packed bowl with a narrower hose. See if it makes any difference.
[/quote]

Yeah I am sure hose and bowl matter, I found my heart rate didn't change much and I use a wide gauge hose, a phunnel bowl, and a KM hose.

The longer you aren't breathing in air, the higher your heart beat gets I'm sure.
[/quote]

Not only that but it is a lot more work to inhale.

[mattarios2]

yep yep

[Skoozle]

Nicotine is a stimulate. I'm sure that adds a few bpm. Maybe compair herbal to some face melting stuff. Although if herbal makes you angry, it will throw off the data.

[mattarios2]

Yep, nicotine will for sure make your heart rate go up, I am most interested in comparing the hookah smoking style to other smoking styles like briar pipe tobacco, ciggs, cigars, etc.

[Skoozle]

You could get some roll your own tobacco, pipe tobacco or even open some cigs and smoke that tobacco out of your hookah and rolled, in a pipe or as cigs. That way everything would be the same except for the smoking method. I have noticed that after a good long nak session my heart rate goes up easer (like when climbing stairs) than when I haven't smoked. I don't remember getting that from cigs but I haven't smoked cigs in a long time.

[rcracer_tx]

[quote name='Skoozle' date='14 February 2010 - 02:57 PM' timestamp='1266181040' post='451412']
You could get some roll your own tobacco, pipe tobacco or even open some cigs and smoke that tobacco out of your hookah and rolled, in a pipe or as cigs. That way everything would be the same except for the smoking method. I have noticed that after a good long nak session my heart rate goes up easer (like when climbing stairs) than when I haven't smoked. I don't remember getting that from cigs but I haven't smoked cigs in a long time.
[/quote]

Would be an interesting experiment to say the least... need to control your variables as much as possible as well such as temp, humidity, etc.

[mattarios2]

[quote name='Skoozle' date='14 February 2010 - 04:57 PM' timestamp='1266181040' post='451412']
You could get some roll your own tobacco, pipe tobacco or even open some cigs and smoke that tobacco out of your hookah and rolled, in a pipe or as cigs. That way everything would be the same except for the smoking method. I have noticed that after a good long nak session my heart rate goes up easer (like when climbing stairs) than when I haven't smoked. I don't remember getting that from cigs but I haven't smoked cigs in a long time.
[/quote]

I notice that too after smoking nak, but don't you think that would be the case for any unwashed shisha?

[rcracer_tx]

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[quote name='Skoozle' date='14 February 2010 - 04:57 PM' timestamp='1266181040' post='451412']
You could get some roll your own tobacco, pipe tobacco or even open some cigs and smoke that tobacco out of your hookah and rolled, in a pipe or as cigs. That way everything would be the same except for the smoking method. I have noticed that after a good long nak session my heart rate goes up easer (like when climbing stairs) than when I haven't smoked. I don't remember getting that from cigs but I haven't smoked cigs in a long time.
[/quote]

I notice that too after smoking nak, but don't you think that would be the case for any unwashed shisha?
[/quote]

Another good experiment would be unwashed vs. washed tobacco in terms of increased heart rate.

[Sariél]

It's been a while since I measured, so I don't have the numbers, but smoking unwashed definitely raises my heart rate and blood pressure. These are usually high for me anyway, but smoking tobacco get them up to BPM>110, pressure up to around 130/95. Unwashed takes it to about 120, 150/110.

That's why I quick smoking unwashed, and stick to SB, AF, and JM. Not really into the instant death thing...

[rcracer_tx]

[quote name='Sariél' date='14 February 2010 - 04:34 PM' timestamp='1266186894' post='451437']
It's been a while since I measured, so I don't have the numbers, but smoking unwashed definitely raises my heart rate and blood pressure. These are usually high for me anyway, but smoking tobacco get them up to BPM>110, pressure up to around 130/95. Unwashed takes it to about 120, 150/110.

That's why I quick smoking unwashed, and stick to SB, AF, and JM. Not really into the instant death thing...
[/quote]

Wow, that's really interesting. Thanks for your input.

[Skoozle]

[quote name='mattarios2' date='14 February 2010 - 05:02 PM' timestamp='1266184933' post='451430']
[quote name='Skoozle' date='14 February 2010 - 04:57 PM' timestamp='1266181040' post='451412']
You could get some roll your own tobacco, pipe tobacco or even open some cigs and smoke that tobacco out of your hookah and rolled, in a pipe or as cigs. That way everything would be the same except for the smoking method. I have noticed that after a good long nak session my heart rate goes up easer (like when climbing stairs) than when I haven't smoked. I don't remember getting that from cigs but I haven't smoked cigs in a long time.
[/quote]

I notice that too after smoking nak, but don't you think that would be the case for any unwashed shisha?
[/quote]
I'm sure the result would be the same with any high niotine tobacco. I just haven't smoked any other unwashed tobacco.

[mattarios2]

yeah, agreed

[liquidglass]

Agree with you matt, glad you finally tested it. I've always been able to feel my heart beating slightly faster (i'm usually in tune with my body) but I've never measured it. Thanks for doing it!


The nicotine and CO are def contributors.

[mattarios2]

Yeah no prob liquid, give it a try sometime, just throw your two fingers over the top of your wrist, bust out your cell phone which should have a stopwatch, do 20 seconds worth and multiply by 3. Do it before you smoke and after you take some solid hits. I was surprised it didn't go up very much for me.

[Charley]

mine dose not change in in any way i would mark as noticeable.
But then again I am a very heavy smoker so maybe it just never gets the chance to drop back to "normal".

[mattarios2]

Yeah, my dad is a cigg smoker and his heart rate doesn't go down throughout the day.

Because no doubt about it, smoking increases heart rates.

[delSol_si]

hmmm...this is very interesting. I have high blood pressure so I need to get a BP monitor anyway. Should have done it a long time ago, but meh, i hate spending money on stuff like that. I think I will do this. I have always been curious how bad this is for my blood pressure, so this would be a good thing for me to try out. unfortunately, i only get to smoke once, maybe twice a week and im not sure if i will have time to go get a BP monitor by this weekend....and actually i might be skipping smoking this weekend. i dunno. i refuse to smoke a cigg, so i won't be able to compare it in that since. i think my resting BP and rate are about what some of you's normal rates are.