These days, everyone from the average Susan to the hardcore data-loving wellness enthusiast has the technology to track just about anything in the name of self-optimization. A ring wearable tells you ...

Cardiologists and athletes often monitor heartbeats as a way to gauge health or fitness. But the most popular formula used to calculate maximum heart rate is inaccurate for women because it's based on ...

If you’ve ever worried about your heart rate during exercise being too high or too low, you’ll want to read this. Your "heart rate zones" might be completely wrong. Not only are zones defined ...

If you're a lifelong powerlifter or bodybuilder, there's a good chance you're more concerned about growing your glutes, carving your core, or building your biceps than boosting your VO2 max. But for ...

Anyone who has ever climbed aboard a treadmill or elliptical trainer at the gym is familiar with the little charts or electronic displays that provide information about "maximum" or "target" heart ...

Researchers say the decades-old formula for calculating maximum heart rate, which is used by trainers and built into exercise equipment, is inaccurate for women. Rather than subtracting their age from ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...