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 ...

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 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 ...

The exercise stress test is noninvasive, easily available and provides important diagnostic information. In addition to the ECG itself, the test produces data on functional aerobic capacity, heart ...

Performing a stress test on a retirement plan is a way to assess how well a 401(k) and a comprehensive retirement plan, for example, can withstand volatility in the stock market or other financial ...

Stress surrounds us every day in subtle and substantial ways. Although we can’t eliminate stress from daily life, research shows that by intentionally stressing our bodies through exercise, we ...

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 assess whether it can hold up against competitors, shifting market dynamics, and unexpected events. While many teams and organizations engage in scenario planning, most don’t go far ...

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 ...

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 ...

Early research shows aerobic exercise and resistance training might help with addiction recovery. But right now, there’s not enough evidence to say that one kind of physical activity is better ...