I find resting heart rate (along with HRV, which is different) to be a useful number to track for understanding how stressed or recovered my body is. If it goes up, that’s fine, so long as it ...

“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.

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 ...

Take your pulse across 30 seconds and then double it ― that’s your BPM. Your resting heart rate will be measured more accurately if you do it across multiple days at different points.

Various heart conditions can lead to a high pulse rate and low blood pressure. Dr Chhajer said, “Arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, cause irregular heartbeats that can disrupt the heart's ...