Q: I'm a 55-year-old man, and I have been active all my life. I know target heart rates are based on age and was surprised ...

2026 study of nearly 15,000 people found the best time to exercise for your heart is earlier than most people think.

To get a sense of what average running heart rates look like for the pros, we peeked at some of their public Strava posts. According to Kodi Kleven’s Strava, she led the 2026 Bo ...

If you’ve ever glanced at your smartwatch mid-workout and wondered whether your heart rate is impressively low for how hard you’re working, or not high enough because you’re taking it too easy, you’re ...

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 ...

Consistently high heart rate may signal dehydration or poor recovery. Resting heart rate indicates fitness; healthy ranges are 60–100 bpm, 40–50 for athletes. Consistently high or very low heart rates ...

If you're looking to have an active pregnancy, you may wonder whether you have to think about your heart rate while exercising. The good news is that you don't have to get hung up on monitoring your ...

Regular movement can do more for your heart health than you might expect, and the changes can start sooner than you think.

Carley is a writer, editor and social media professional. Before starting at Forbes Health, she wrote for Sleepopolis and interned at PBS and Nickelodeon. She's a certified sleep science coach and ...