Have you ever measured your own pulse? Do you know your resting heart rate? Understanding your pulse or heart rate can ...

A heart rate that averages above 100 beats per minute is called tachycardia. You can develop a high heart rate because of ...

If you’ve ever bolted awake from a nightmare with your heart beating like a frenzied drum, you already know that sleep and rest are not the same. Which is why it should make sense that neither are ...

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Whether due to stress or an intense cardio workout, most of us have felt our heart racing from time to time. A rise in your heart rate can be perfectly normal given outside circumstances. However, ...

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Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, including step count, calories burned, sleep quality, Vo2 max and heart rate.

Heart rate monitors have become popular running devices, but how much do we truly understand about the data they provide? We know that our heart rates elevate from their baseline – known as resting ...

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 ...