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Your Pulse and Your Target Heart Rate

Your Pulse and Your Target Heart Rate What is your pulse?Your pulse is your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute. Pulse rates vary from person to person. Your pulse is lower when you are at rest and increases when you exercise (because more oxygen-rich blood is needed by [...]
Exercise related to Heart Rate
Related topics: • Aerobics 101 • Fitness Equipment • Quiz: Fitness IQ • Running • Walking Deepi Brar CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE Below: What’s a normal heart rate? How can I measure my heart rate? Can you push your heart too hard? How fast should my heart beat when I’m exercising? What’s a normal heart rate? [...]
Heart rate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heart rate is the number of heartbeats per unit of time – typically expressed as beats per minute (bpm) – which can vary as the body’s need for oxygen changes, such as during exercise or sleep. The measurement of heart rate is used by medical professionals to assist in the [...]
Heart attack: Definition from
Definition A heart attack is the death of, or damage to, part of the heart muscle because its blood supply is severely reduced or stopped. Description Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately every 29 seconds one American will have a heart attack, and once a minute one American [...]
The Athlete’s Heart Blog: Athletes and High Blood Pressure

In a previous blog post, I talked about the general problem of high blood pressure, or “hypertension.” Today, I thought I’d focus our discussion about hypertension specifically on the issues that athletes face. Here at the blog, we’ve talked about many UNcommon cardiovascular problems that athletes might confront. But hypertension is different. In fact, high [...]
Blood Pressure Levels Of An Athlete
Overview If you have ever trained for a marathon, triathlon or other type of endurance event, you might have noticed your blood pressure was lower during training. In fact, the blood-pressure-lowering effects of aerobic exercise have been well-documented. The research into the blood pressure of professional athletes is more complex. However, some of the studies [...]
Blood Pressure extremes for each hour …
I’ve now taken my blood pressure 26,769 times since 1998, or about seven times per day, for the past 10+ years. The question is: Why would anyone in their right mind do that?! Well…… I’ve been struggling with some nasty diseases, including Heart Failure and pre-Diabetes for over 20 years. About 10 years ago, I [...]
