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

In this era of fitness trackers, we have easy access to our heart rate at any given moment. Every so often, a number catches your eye as it flashes on your Garmin or Apple Watch while you're sitting ...

Whether due to stress or an intense cardio workout, most of us have felt our heart racing from time to time. A rise in your heart rate can be perfectly normal given outside circumstances. However, ...

Normal Slow Walking Heart Rate Causes of Faster Heart Rate Measuring Heart Rate How to Lower Heart Rate When to See a Doctor You may know your target heart rate when working out or your ideal heart ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Your heartbeat can provide valuable clues to help you stay well. Here’s what top cardiologists want you to know about it.