Any form of cardio, like running, raises your heart rate. But how high is too high? If you look at your heart rate monitor and notice your bpm (beats per minute) has climbed to, say, 170, you should ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Heart disease doesn’t always announce itself, and sometimes the warning signs show up only when the heart is under pressure. But a simple treadmill test can help doctors ...

Understanding our body’s target heart rate zones and how they change as we age is crucial for getting the most out of our workouts. If your goal is to burn fat, for example, you’ll want to stay in ...

For most people, it is. Your age and overall health help determine a healthy heart rate. Learn more about the causes and risks of a speedy pulse.

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans, including some 700,000 Medicare recipients, get on a treadmill not for exercise but to try to determine if their hearts are healthy. Tim Russert, the NBC ...

Dr. Blumenthal: I'm Roger Blumenthal, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, and with me is my friend and colleague, Dr. Jennifer Mieres, an assistant professor at New York University School of ...

A stress test can help doctors diagnose certain heart conditions, but it’s a good idea to consider ages when deciding who might undergo this exercise-based screening. Share on Pinterest FG Trade/Getty ...

After age and sex, heart rate and metabolism were best predictors of longevity. — -- Going for a jog on a treadmill can predict how long you’re going to live, a large new study suggests.

You can’t blame Jack Merendino for being nervous when he stepped on the treadmill for an exercise stress test last year. Just a few months earlier his younger brother had major heart surgery, both his ...