When it comes to exercising, your heart rate is the gold-standard metric to uncover how hard you're pushing. It tells you whether you're working aerobically or anaerobically, how your body is ...

The normal resting heart rate varies by age. In adults, any number between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) is considered a good resting heart rate. Babies and young children have higher resting ...

Low blood pressure—also called hypotension—may not be a medical concern unless it causes symptoms. A high heart rate—called tachycardia—is one way the heart resolves hypotension. This article will ...

But distance, time and pace are all blunt tools for measuring effort, which is where heart rate monitors come in. Tracking your beats per minute (BPM) unlocks extra insights, from real time effort ...