A racing heart is usually a sign of agitation or excitement. But if it's not unusual for your heart to beat too fast or to skip a beat, it might be worth having it checked out by a doctor. In order to ...

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

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 ...

Your pulse is like having a direct line to your heart’s control room, constantly broadcasting information about your cardiovascular health that most people never bother to decode. While everyone knows ...

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 ...

If you’re waking up tired even after seven or eight hours of sleep, your heart rate may be falling too far during the night.

Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, including step count, calories burned, sleep quality, Vo2 max and heart rate.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

More than seven in 10 (71 per cent) track some element of their health, with step count (30 per cent), exercise minutes (26 per cent) and blood pressure (26 per cent) being the most common.

Understanding our body’s target heart rate zones and how they change as we age is crucial for getting the most out of our workouts. If your goal is to burn fat, for example, you’ll want to stay in ...