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.
The heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times the heart muscle pumps per minute. The heart rate changes throughout the day and tends to be lower in the morning after a night's sleep and can go higher during exertion.
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There are many factors to consider when trying to reduce your risk of heart disease. It is important to keep your cholesterol levels and blood pressure under control, but both can be high without ever causing any symptoms, so it is important to get tested often.
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Tachyarrhythmia is the medical term used when your heart rate gets too fast. Tachycardia is diagnosed when your heart rate, or pulse, exceeds 100 beats per minute on a regular basis. You can also develop fibrillation, which means your heart is beating faster than 350 beats per minute.
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Although it may seem desirable to have a slower pulse, if your heart rate gets too low, you can develop symptoms and complications. The condition, called bradyarrhythmia, refers to a heart rate that is consistently lower then 60 beats per minute (bpm).
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