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.

Why Does Your Heart Rate Go Up?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Suzanne Fantar

As a carrier for oxygen and nutrients, the blood is literally the lifeline of your organs. Heart rate reflects the efficiency with which your heart pumps this precious fluid to the rest of your body every minute.

Suzanne Fantar has been writing online since 2009 as an outlet for her passion for fitness, nutrition and health. She enjoys researching and writing about health, but also takes interest in family issues, poetry, music, Christ, nature and learning. She holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Goucher College and a MBA in healthcare management from the University of Baltimore.