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

If you own a wearable fitness tracker, you’ve likely seen a category referring to your resting heart rate. As the name implies, it measures the number of times your heart beats per minute while you’re ...

The heart rate zone formula is flawed, especially for women. Here's how to rethink your training. These days, everyone from ...

It’s been known for decades that heart rate variability (HRV) during labor signals how a fetus is responding to stress. Lower HRV—a lower variation in heartbeats—is even a risk factor for sudden ...

(Helsinki, Finland, Saturday, 21 June 2025) New research, presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025, has uncovered a powerful link between nighttime heart rhythm and ...

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...

You can also test the accuracy of your numbers out on the run, for example by running at what feels like a hard pace (using the ‘talk test’, you should only be able to get two or three words out at a ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) typically increases with parasympathetic activation (rest-and-digest response) and decreases with sympathetic activation (fight-or-flight response). The autonomic nervous ...

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.

A recent study showed that the heart rate variability of a dog and its owner adapt to each other during interaction. High heart rate variability is associated with relaxation, while low heart rate ...