If you own a wearable fitness tracker, you've likely seen a category referring to your resting heart rate. As the name implies, it measures the number of times your heart beats per minute while you're ...

Heart rate is one of the most powerful—and underestimated—indicators of your cardiovascular health. Understanding how it ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

Milliseconds of variability, now detected by fitness watches, can improve well-being Earlier this year I got an Oura ring to track the state of my health. Soon I was obsessing over my sleep and ...

Your pulse is like having a direct line to your heart’s control room, constantly broadcasting information about your cardiovascular health that most people never bother to decode. While everyone knows ...

Healthy hearts are adaptable, and heartbeats exhibit complex variation as they adjust to tiny changes in the body and environment. Researchers have applied a new way to measure the complexity of pulse ...

Understanding our body’s target heart rate zones and how they change as we age is crucial for getting the most out of our workouts. If your goal is to burn fat, for example, you’ll want to stay in ...

Tracking key heart health metrics every day helps you understand how your lifestyle affects your cardiovascular system and empowers you to take proactive steps toward better heart health. Heart ...

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle has become more crucial in today’s fast-paced world. With the rise of wearable technology, fitness trackers have taken center stage, helping users monitor their health ...

You might love the motivating tempo for workouts or the cadent call for calm that a smartwatch heart rate monitor provides. But when it’s time for an upgrade, what ...