Generic charts showing an optimal heart rate for fat-burning aren't accurate, research suggests. You can calculate yours more accurately with a heart rate monitor, an expert said. The type of exercise ...

You’re familiar with the feeling of your heart pounding in your chest, your blood pulsing through your veins with increasing ...

How do you measure the value of a step? A common goal for many people over the last 60 years has become 10,000 steps a day for better health. The ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains why a lower resting heart rate can be a good sign of heart ...

From the creator of the popular app Heart Analyzer comes a new app with next-level analytics. Heart Hive joins the App Store, allowing users to share and compare their health metrics. Heart Hive ...

It's a familiar scenario: you're spending every morning at the gym, and resisting sweet treats — but you still can't shake those stubborn extra pounds. An increasing body of research suggests you may ...

Heart rate zones are big in the fitness world right now, and every smartwatch and fitness tracker will happily tell you what “zone” you’re in when you do a workout—any workout. Even strength training.

Most people wouldn't buy a smart ring for fitness tracking, and for good reason. They're fantastic, seamless options for passive health data, and surprisingly decent at step counts if you ignore the ...

Obesity may raise the risk of an elevated resting heart rate, which is associated with many cardiovascular health problems. But other factors can also play a role, such as heat, stress, or certain ...

If you prefer to keep one ear completely unobstructed for whatever reason, you might be happy to know you only need to wear one of your AirPods Pro 3 during a workout to track your heart rate. Both ...