As a lifelong health and fitness enthusiast with 15 years of experience, Rachel MacPherson is passionate about cutting through fads and noise. Her aim is to clearly communicate health information with ...

Everyone's heart rate looks different during workouts. Here's how to know if your range is healthy or dangerous. (Photo: d3sign via Getty Images) Between Apple Watches and Fitbits, many people keep ...

HRV stands for heart rate variability, but that doesn’t mean what you might think. HRV is not related to your heart rate ...

Heart rate zones represent different percentages of your maximum heart rate. They can help guide the intensity and effectiveness of your workouts. The benefits of exercise are widespread and include ...

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision clock – nor would you ...

The beat is intensifying. Every new electronic device these days – from your phone to your watch to your ring – seems to want ...

Heart rate zones are big in the fitness world right now, and every smartwatch and fitness tracker will happily tell you what “zone” you’re in when you do a workout—any workout. Even strength training.

Forget the myth that exercise uses up your heartbeats. New Australian research shows fitter people use far fewer total ...

We know that heart rate is an important indicator of overall health. Doctors check it to see if we have high blood pressure or arrhythmias like tachycardia (fast heart rate) and bradycardia (slow ...

The normal resting heart rate varies by age. In adults, any number between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is considered a good resting heart rate. Babies and young children have higher resting ...

If you prefer to keep one ear completely unobstructed for whatever reason, you might be happy to know you only need to wear one of your AirPods Pro 3 during a workout to track your heart rate. Both ...

A rat study has found that aerobic exercise may reshape nerves that control the heart. However, the impact was not the same ...