Heart Health: Improving Cardiovascular Endurance & Pulse Rate

Heart health management involves tracking pulse rate standards, utilizing cardiac stress tests, and implementing nutritional strategies to regulate sodium and cholesterol.

Heart Rate

Why Is My Heart Rate Higher Than Normal?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Sari Hardyal

Heart rate is controlled by electrical signals sent through heart tissue. A healthy adult heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute at rest. Many people, however, experience an elevated heart rate and for a variety of reasons.

Based in Dayton, Ohio, Sari Hardyal has been writing fitness, sports, entertainment and health-related articles for more than five years. Hardyal holds a Bachelor of Science in mass communication from Miami University and is pursuing her master's degree in occupational therapy and her doctorate in physical therapy. She is a certified personal trainer with the National Federation of Professional Trainers.