The time it takes the heart to return to its baseline rhythm after exercise can predict a host of cardiovascular or metabolic disorders. In a new study, scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana ...

When you stop exercising, your heart does not immediately come back to its normal resting rate. The heart returns to its normal rhythm at a gradual pace, during a process called heart rate recovery ...

Fitness trackers and smart watches are widely popular wearable devices that measure several types of health metrics, ...

In a population-based cohort of healthy adults, fasting plasma glucose was strongly associated with an abnormal heart rate recovery, even after adjusting for confounding factors. The association ...

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 ...

Wearable health devices now track heart health, stress, glucose, fertility, and sleep, turning smart wearables into everyday ...

From left, Manuel Hernandez, Ayse Dogan and Richard Sowers watch as graduate student Laila Shaaban walks on a treadmill while a “smart shirt” tracks electrical activity in her heart. In the background ...