heart rate

noun

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

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Skip intense workouts since caffeine can raise your heart rate, and vigorous exercise could make symptoms like shakiness or anxiety feel worse.4 3. Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025 Expect your heart rate to climb thanks to this nonstop movement. Megan Falk, SELF, 5 Aug. 2025 The Series 7 includes many of the same health and fitness tools found in newer models, including heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen tracking, fall detection, and workout tracking. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2025 While moderate amounts of caffeine are generally considered safe, excessive intake may contribute to anxiety, disrupted sleep and elevated heart rate and blood pressure. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 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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