Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, including step count, calories burned, sleep quality, Vo2 max and heart rate.

If you wear a fitness tracker, you've likely seen a stat labeled "HRV" pop up on your screen. But what does it mean, and does it matter? Short for heart rate variability, HRV has become a popular ...

Wearables have been one of the hottest trends in fitness for years. Top brands like WHOOP, Oura, and Garmin promise smarter training and better readiness, but all that data can be overwhelming if you ...

That little number on your fitness tracker might be more important than you realize. Your resting heart rate isn’t just some random vital sign. It’s essentially a window into how efficiently your ...

First study to link lower resting heart rate variability with sexual difficulties in women Chances are good that women with a low heart rate variability also suffer from sexual dysfunction. That's the ...

A few of the most important insights are heart rate variability (HRV), which describes the difference in time between the beats of your heart, and resting heart rate (RHR), which is the number of ...

Reported results included improvements in overall cognitive performance, working and episodic memory, faster reaction time, improved PROMIS sleep-related impairment, a 7.5-year reduction in estimated ...

Whoop is a top fitness and health tracker – and one of my favorite devices at Wareable. But if you want to check your heart rate, it can be a little hard to find. I’ve been using Whoop for years – so ...