Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of it. By Talya Minsberg If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady ...

When it comes to exercising, your heart rate is the gold-standard metric to uncover how hard you're pushing. It tells you whether you're working aerobically or anaerobically, how your body is reacting ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

In this era of fitness trackers, we have easy access to our heart rate at any given moment. Every so often, a number catches ...

I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home and wearable devices. I’ve been reporting on tech professionally for nearly a decade and have been obsessing about it for much longer than that. Prior to ...

Heart rate zones represent different percentages of your maximum heart rate. They can help guide the intensity and effectiveness of your workouts. The benefits of exercise are widespread and include ...

While a little basic, it does the basics well at a reasonable price, plus has incredible battery life. Best heart rate monitors 2025: Never miss a beat, on and off the bike Best triathlon watches: One ...