*Most of us understand the importance of regular blood pressure tests, and there’s a quick 30-second test you can perform at home to help assess your heart health and potentially identify health ...

There’s no shortage of wearables that can tell you how many steps you’ve taken, the number of times you’ve exercised this week and even how much REM sleep you got last night. But there’s one metric ...

While some measures of physical fitness such as athletic ability and one's strength or stamina may be difficult to ascertain right away, others are more obvious. One's resting heart rate, for instance ...

Whether brought on by stress, physical activity, or an extra cup of joe in the morning, most of us have all felt our heart rate quicken at one time or another. However, a lower resting heart rate ...

A lower resting heart rate indicates an efficient heart and a higher level of parasympathetic activity. When you’re at rest, your nervous system ideally minimizes sympathetic activity, so you’re ...

Of all the metrics that wearables track, resting heart rate (RHR) is an easy one to gloss over. It’s not as sexy as VO2 max, ...

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 ...

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision clock – nor would you ...

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE Journal, researchers determined the longitudinal and cross-sectional associations between resting heart rate (RHR) and cardiorespiratory fitness. Study: ...

Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, ...