It is very simple and easy to check your heart rate, which helps track not only your fitness levels but also manage any ongoing health issues like diabetes or high blood pressure. It also makes you ...

Dear Doctors: I'm a 55- year-old man, and I have been active all my life. I know target heart rates are based on age and was surprised that my heart rate while running is often between 150 and 195.

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I wear a smart watch, and a few times now, it has alerted me that my heart rate is below 45 bpm. This has only occurred when I’m in my recliner, relaxing and starting to nod off. I am ...

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 ...

Wearables give us a new way to think about heart health, but the strategies to get there are still the same.

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 ...

Thanks to the proliferation of smartwatches and fitness trackers, it’s never been easier to log your heart rate while running: Simply don the device, start your workout, and watch those beats per ...

These days, everyone from the average Susan to the hardcore data-loving wellness enthusiast has the technology to track just about anything in the name of self-optimization. A ring wearable tells you ...

I'm a 55-year-old man, and I have been active all my life. I know target heart rates are based on age and was surprised that my heart rate while running is often between 150 and 195. Should I slow ...