heart rate

noun

: the rate at which the heart beats

Aerobic exercise increases your heart rate.

Examples of heart rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Features baked into the watch include heart rate monitoring, vital signs tracking, SpO2 monitoring, stress insights, menstrual cycle tracking, and activity detection for more than 100 workouts, alongside the usual step and distance counters. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Stonier argued that many of the watches the runners were wearing Thursday have built-in heart rate monitors and that the monitor worn by Koch connected to an app that did not provide results until after the race. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

Among other things, researchers will be able to assess the animals’ physiological stress — for instance, if their heart rate spikes while going over the freeway. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Its sensors promise more accurate EKG measurements, while the watch can track your heart rate as often as every five seconds. — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026

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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