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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 ...

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 ...

It may sound dramatic, but the rate at which your heart is beating plays a key role in how long you’re likely to live. According to expert cardiologists and academic researchers, resting heart rate ...

Heart rate variability measures the variation in time between successive heartbeats, providing insights into the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which influence ...

Health tracking is one of the biggest things Samsung brings to Wear OS with its new Galaxy Watch 4, but the company’s experience still isn’t perfect. A change that went mostly unnoticed with the ...

The Scosche Rhythm+ heart rate monitor can help a person manage their heart rate. It can also track calories a person has burned, distance, and pace. It attaches to the forearm and can connect with ...

In this era of fitness trackers, we have easy access to our heart rate at any given moment. Every so often, a number catches ...

Heart rate variability typically decreases during stressful situations, although the heart rate increases. Managing stress levels can mean a more variable heart rate. Exercise and relaxation ...