In addition to the effects on red blood cells, endurance exercise leads to other mechanisms that help the heart become stronger and more efficient, therefore lowering resting heart rate, says Tamanna ...

Understanding your heart rate is crucial for more than just reaching optimal fitness–it can also help to reduce injury and stress, and even predict illness ...

Oura reports that heart rate variability (HRV) measures the variation in heartbeat timing, reflecting stress levels and ...

When one partner is stressed, the other feels it too—not just emotionally, but on a biological level. New research on heart ...

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 ...

Magnesium helps to maintain a steady heart rate by controlling the electrical signals that trigger each beat. Supplements are unlikely to lower heart rate in most healthy people, although they may be ...

Tracking key heart health metrics every day helps you understand how your lifestyle affects your cardiovascular system and empowers you to take proactive steps toward better heart health. Heart ...

Taking easy runs too fast is a common habit among runners, much to the chagrin of coaches everywhere. I know staying in the zone 2 range is critical for aerobic development, and after lowering my ...