heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats
Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

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With a sleek design and tons of sensors that will keep track of your exercises, sleep patterns, heart rate, and so on, this smartwatch even gives you access to Google Assistant and Bixby, as well as other Google services. Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025 Traditionally, real-time monitoring was only available in intensive care units, where clinicians could track heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital metrics. John Werner, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Your Metrics Influence Your Mood Many fitness trackers will give you a score or count of certain areas of health, such as your heart rate and sleep. Korin Miller, Health, 13 Feb. 2025 The trick is to get your heart rate up, begin to recover, then ramp it right back up again. Amanda Loudin, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heart rate

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Medical Definition

heart rate

noun
: a measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as number of beats per minute see maximum heart rate
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