Measuring your heart rate Measure your heart rate (pulse): You can measure your heart rate at the wrist or on your neck. WebMD has instructions on how to do this or watch this short video. Count the ...

On average, though, the AHA says a resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm) is "normal" for most adults. Athletes or very active individuals may have a resting rate as low as 40 bpm.

As long as you don't have an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone, your heart rate measurement will start alongside a new workout. At the Powerbeats Pro 2 launch, Beats partnered with a few key ...

Resting heart rate isn’t a one-size-fits-all metric. In addition to age, factors including stress, hormones, anxiety, medication, and physical activity contribute to what may be considered a ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the variation in the time between two consecutive heartbeats over a specific period. Doctors may use HRV as an indicator for certain aspects of a person’s health ...

From physical fitness to stress management, lifestyle factors may help improve heart rate variability, which measures the ...

Your pulse rate rises during activity in order to provide your muscles more oxygen-rich blood. Generally speaking, the optimal exercise pulse rate is between 50 and 85% of your maximum heart rate ...

Heart racing? It’s possible to lower your heart rate fast, cardiologists say. Try these steps to calm down, reset an abnormally fast heart rhythm or complete a medical test.

“Your heart rate is intrinsically linked to this mind-heart connection and as we are stressed…you’re going to have your heart rate go up, and that’s normal,” Ebinger tells Fortune.