What doctors want to find out during the test is how the heart muscle responds to the need for extra oxygen. The patient starts out on the treadmill at a slow pace and slight incline, which are ...

If you have been putting in some serious time on the treadmill, but you aren’t seeing the results you want it might be because you are not training in your target heart rate zone. By training in your ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: When I go for a walk or to the gym, people always seem to be checking their pulse, whether by hand or with a wearable. Why is heart rate so important? ANSWER: Your heart rate, or ...