Regardless of the intensity of exercise you prefer, keeping a consistent routine can keep your heart healthy.
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Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
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Activity trackers come with a variety of functionalities. While some are important, others you can pay less attention to.
Electrocardiograms, or ECGs, record the electrical activity of your heart.
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Heart rates that are too slow or too fast can sometimes be lethal. Medical implants can help the heart get its rhythm back.
Race car drivers compete in full-body safety gear while sitting in a piping hot car, which puts tremendous strain on the heart.
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Imagine an NBA game played outdoors in August, with no substitutions and players wearing snowsuits, gloves and ski masks. Race car drivers routinely compete under similar conditions.
A raised heart rate can make you panic unnecessarily.
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Do you get scared if you feel your heart speed up?
An increase in this particular biometric is a good thing.
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Tiny fluctuations in the time between each beat of your heart can provide clues about how much stress your body is experiencing.
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Measuring the heart rate of animlas can reveal their changing emotional state, even when their behaviour stays the same.
Adults should get at least 150-300 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a week.
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Around 36% of people overestimate how much exercise they get daily.
Partners who feel connected to one another may experience health benefits.
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A study found the emotional dynamic between young heterosexual partners can have a measurable physiological effect on men, but not on women.
It’s one of your body’s most basic vital signs.
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Trying a new exercise routine? Strapping on a new wearable monitor? An expert in human physiology explains the ins and outs of your heart rate and why it’s a valuable number to understand.
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Responding to pressure with your respiratory system.
Low blood pressure may cause problems for many older people.
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Researchers are looking for ways to determine who’s most at risk for dementia and also ways to detect it early. A scientist who has studied low blood pressure makes a case for a link between the two.
When trying to find a romantic match, we’re often overwhelmed with options.
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Freedom of choice is a pillar of Western culture. But can too much of it be a bad thing?
Exercising at your maximal heart rate isn’t always effective.
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Exercising at your maximal heart rate isn’t always effective. Training smarter, not harder, will make you fitter.
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We don’t control our heart – it’s an involuntary muscle – but special pacemaker cells help keep it ticking away.
Fitness makes the heart rate slower, which appears to be better for health and longevity.
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The adult heart rate should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute,but lots of factors can affect this.
Stoppage time.
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Most people follow fixed time periods when it comes to recovery. The latest research calls this into question.
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Heart-rate monitors can be accurate – as long as you don’t move.
Little good comes when love turns to hate.
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A normal heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
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Atrial fibrillation is a condition that causes a
rapid and irregular heartbeat. The normal heart rate lies between 60 and 100 beats per minute.