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

The incident that occurred when Racing played Bay FC in March was due to DeMelo’s heart rate measuring below what is required to compete in a high-level soccer game, an imbalance that was later found to be related to her medication. —Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Health experts explain that Zone 1 starts at about 50%–60% of your maximum heart rate. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025

For the first time, AirPods Pro 3 can measure your heart rate while exercising, displayed on the Health app on an iPhone. —Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

Both watches are loaded with sensors and fitness features, including heart rate tracking, blood oxygen monitoring (which has finally returned to the Apple Watch), ECG with irregular heart rhythm notification, sleep tracking with sleep apnea notification, and temperature tracking. —PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

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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