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. As a ...

To manage stress, seek mental health support, whether that’s from family and friends, or a therapist, says Dr. Naidu.

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 own a smartwatch or have been around people who own smartwatches, you may have encountered a metric called HRV, or heart rate variability. On the internet and social media, it certainly seems ...

It’s one of your body’s most basic vital signs. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com Anne R. Crecelius, University of Dayton The rise of wearable fitness trackers has ...

Your heart rate naturally slows down before you conk out at night to shift your body into a rest and repair state. But everyone moves into this slower heart rate at different speeds, and there’s some ...

Running in zone 2, by definition, should feel easy. And that’s a good thing, considering zone 2 runs make up the majority of any good training plan. These easy efforts serve as the building blocks for ...

Your heart rate is one of the most standard yet essential health metrics. Soon, it may be easier to measure. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make ...

Walmart has massively marked down a highly-rated pulse oximeter that's designed to monitor your heart rate and blood oxygen levels whether you're at home or playing sports. If you want a better ...