While a stress test can’t tell your doctor how much exercise you get, it’s very good at measuring aerobic fitness. “And that has major implications for both cardiovascular risk and risk for ...

While exercise testing typically is focused on diagnosing coronary artery disease, a recent study from Mayo Clinic finds that exercise test abnormalities, such as low functional aerobic capacity ...

As for whether the reports of stress test results should change, Bullock-Palmer pointed out that they already include information on whether patients were able to exercise. “But what you could add is ...

For an exercise stress test or stress echocardiogram, a healthcare provider will hook you up to an ECG by placing sticky electrodes on your chest, arms, and legs.

While aerobic exercise testing is well recognized in clinical practice, there lacks a full appreciation for the value of the information it provides. Current vital signs are all obtained at rest ...

Should we all be concerned about our cortisol levels? I took a blood stress test and spoke with experts to find out. Anna Gragert Wellness Editor II Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the ...

In other cases, a more limited stress test is done to determine the safety of exercise. This is often done after a heart attack to determine which exercises a person can do as part of cardiac rehab.

How to tailor exercise for better sleep. While researchers haven’t definitively determined the ideal exercise routine for sleep improvement, a 2024 meta-analysis suggested moderate aerobic ...