Is it normal for a person to have a heart rate of 120-130 when doing things such as house work (vacuuming, cleaning up after the kids, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, even showering). It's not like my heart pounds or feels abnormal (other than palpitations which I have had checked out and are harmless to me). As a matter of fact, I don't even notice it unless I compulsively check my pulse. When I sit down to relax, my heart rate returns to normal within a couple of minutes, but I was just wondering if having a heart rate that high during mild to moderate activity is normal?? I am a rather anxious person as well.