Target Heart Rate and Cardio Monitoring for Safe Workouts

Maintaining a healthy resting heart rate is a key indicator of cardiovascular health, especially during high-intensity HIIT or IVF. Learn how to lower your heart rate while running and evaluate the accuracy of calories burned on heart rate monitors.

Slow Heart Rate in Senior Citizens

Published Jul,08 2011 | By D.M. Gutierrez

A normal resting heart rate for a healthy adult is somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute, according to the American Heart Association. When heart rate habitually drops below 60 beats per minute, the condition is called bradycardia.