(The Conversation) – Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision ...

If you own a smartwatch or have been around people who own smartwatches, you may have encountered a metric called HRV, or heart rate variability. On the internet and social media, it certainly seems ...

Fitness trackers measure heart rate variability as a sign of recovery – but your period cycle could be throwing the reading off. Put simply, HRV is the fluctuation in time between heartbeats. “A high ...

As wearable technology has grown more popular, it’s not just researchers and cardiologists who are paying attention to heart rate. You might be monitoring your own all day long via a fitness tracker ...

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You probably check your step count religiously, maybe glance at your heart rate during workouts, and might even pay attention to how many calories your fitness tracker claims you’ve burned. But ...

Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter A person’s heart rate can say a lot about their fitness levels. With the average smartwatch or fitness tracker, people ...

A person’s heart rate variability refers to the way in which their heart changes its rhythm with each beat. A higher number indicates resilience and longevity, while a lower number shows the body ...

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important vital sign. But your pulse is not as steady as a precision clock – nor would you ...