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.

The rhythmic beating of your heart tells a more complex story than most realize. While standard health assessments typically focus on heart rate, the subtle variations between individual heartbeats ...

If you own a wearable fitness tracker, you’ve likely seen a category referring to your resting heart rate. As the name implies, it measures the number of times your heart beats per minute while you’re ...

Heart rate variability during sleep can predict stroke, depression or cognitive dysfunction years in advance, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress. The ...

Even mild dehydration can negatively affect your brain functioning and attention span, so it could be holding you back at work and getting in the way of your goals. Drinking a glass of water could ...