It depends, of course. But on what exactly? Running coach Matt Fitzgerald explains a simple process of finding your ideal heart rate.

Understanding your heart rate is crucial for more than just reaching optimal fitness–it can also help to reduce injury and ...

The optimal heart rate while running depends, among other factors, on your goal and the race distance. The longer we want to run, the lower ...

In addition to the effects on red blood cells, endurance exercise leads to other mechanisms that help the heart become stronger and more efficient, therefore lowering resting heart rate, says Tamanna ...

To live is to have a heartbeat, which is why it makes sense for us living things to have a good understanding of our ticker. It’s well-known science that our hearts beat faster when we exercise and ...