To live is to have a heartbeat, which is why it makes sense for us living things to have a good understanding of our ticker. It’s well-known science that our hearts beat faster when we exercise and ...

Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of it. By Talya Minsberg If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady ...

The heart beats around 100,000 times a day, yet most people rarely think about how fast, or how efficiently it’s working, ...

Active heart rate measures a person’s heart activity during exercise. People can use heart rate zones to optimize workouts by ensuring that the heart rate stays within the ideal range. A person can ...

Your pulse and blood pressure work together as vital indicators of heart health, though they measure different things. While blood pressure shows how forcefully blood pushes against artery walls, your ...

HRV is a relatively new metric that measures variations in your heartbeat. There’s no formal guidance on what an optimal HRV is. Your heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the difference ...

When you work out, your heart beats faster, especially if you are exercising for an extended period of time or at a higher intensity. This helps your heart pump blood to your muscles so they can do ...

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Anne R. Crecelius does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

There are forearm-based heart rate monitors, wrist-based heart rate monitors, smartwatches, fitness trackers and even headphones that can track your BPM too, but generally speaking, chest straps are ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...