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 ...

Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of it. By Talya Minsberg If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady ...

For people in their late teens, a heart rate of 200 while exercising may be within the range of their maximum heart rate (MHR) while exercising. But for people in other age groups and those who may ...

Whoever we are, whatever we’re doing, we have a measurable heart rate. It’s a pretty clear sign of being alive. But what should your heart rate be when exercising? When we exercise, our heart rate ...

People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While ...

Low intensity heart exercising can help improve your endurance, though it may take longer to achieve your fitness goals than traditional high heart rate training. You may have read or heard that to ...

Understanding your ideal heart rate during exercise is crucial for training smarter and supporting long-term health. Your maximum heart rate can be estimated by subtracting your age from 220. Training ...

Heart rate recovery (HRR) is the capacity for the heart to return to its natural rate after elevation. It generally measures how quickly the heart rate decreases after exercise. Someone’s heart rate ...