Micro-fluctuations in the time between heartbeats are proving a helpful indicator of mental health, stress levels, exercise ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Most wearable devices now offer some form of recovery metric.These scores are typically derived ...

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. As a ...

What is heart rate variability (HRV)? As popular as the metaphor may be, a healthy heart doesn’t beat as regularly as a metronome. In fact, it changes its rhythm with each beat. Heart rate variability ...

These days, it may seem like there’s a million different data points that you’re supposed to keep track of—hello, steps, sleep, and recovery scores!—and it’s difficult to know which ones are worth ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My heart rate variability (HRV) on my heart rate tracker has ranged from 12-14 ms for years now. I read that this means something is going on inside me. Do you have any insight into ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I wear a smart watch, and a few times now, it has alerted me that my heart rate is below 45 bpm. This has only occurred when I’m in my recliner, relaxing and starting to nod off. I am ...