Contemporary research in heart rate control and prediction during exercise addresses the dual challenges of accurate measurement and precise regulation of cardiovascular responses under varying ...

A resting heart rate is the simplest way to gauge your overall health. Here’s what you should know about its normal range, ...

Understanding your heart rate is crucial for more than just reaching optimal fitness–it can also help to reduce injury and ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

That little number on your fitness tracker might be more important than you realize. Your resting heart rate isn’t just some random vital sign. It’s essentially a window into how efficiently your ...

Not that it was ever unpopular, but it’s fair to say that running is going through somewhat of a renaissance right now. Data released by Sport England in April of this year revealed that 250,000 more ...

A brief, four-session stress management program helped ease symptoms of depression and anxiety and reduced stress in people ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) typically increases with parasympathetic activation (rest-and-digest response) and decreases with sympathetic activation (fight-or-flight response). The autonomic nervous ...