Any form of cardio, like running, raises your heart rate. But how high is too high? If you look at your heart rate monitor and notice your bpm (beats per minute) has climbed to, say, 170, you should ...

I've got a new apple watch, and one annoyance I have vs the previous FitBit is the lack of a heart rate graph for a workout. Are there any recommendations for such an app? Either iOS or Watch (or both ...

You’ve probably heard that you should get at least 30 minutes of activity each day to stay healthy. While there are many different guidelines suggested by various organizations, the CDC has an easy-to ...

Thanks to the proliferation of smartwatches and fitness trackers, it’s never been easier to log your heart rate while running: Simply don the device, start your workout, and watch those beats per ...

Every week or two, I'll open an athlete's training log and it seems like a blood-curdling scream leaps off the page. "My body is being weird! My heart rate was way too high on this run!" Or . . . "My ...

Running raises heart rate, improves VO₂ max and strengthens the heart more efficiently than most sports ...

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