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.

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How to Figure Your Metabolic Heart Rate

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Darla Ferrara

Your heart rate and metabolic rate are two very different things. When a doctor takes your pulse, he is measuring your heart rate, or how fast your heart is beating. Your resting metabolic rate calculates how fast you burn energy when you are inactive. Both measurements can help determine overall fitness and health.