Feeling your heartbeat and measuring your pulse is a good way to monitor your cardiac health for potential abnormalities, as well as to track your performance during exercise. However, both cardiac abnormalities and exercise can cause your...
Each of the heart’s four valves--aortic, pulmonary, mitral and tricuspid--is susceptible to developing problems. Sometimes, the pathway through the valve may narrow, resulting in a condition called stenosis. Alternatively, the valve may fail...
Running is an aerobic activity that raises your heart rate to about 70 percent of its maximum during easier runs and about 95 percent of maximum during a race. As a result, you may experience heart symptoms that seem "weird" and therefore...
Caffeine is a stimulant naturally found in coffee, tea, cola and chocolate and artificially added to alertness aids, energy drinks and certain medications, like diet pills and pain remedies. Most people can have caffeine without problems, but the...
Mucus can build up due to a number of different medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, as well as from colds or flu. Mucus can become hardened and as a result can be very difficult to remove...
Although when most people think about exercising their muscles, they think about those visible under the skin that move the limbs and trunk, exercise also can help improve the fitness of your heart muscle. A fitter heart pumps blood more...
Heart palpitations refers to a sensation of feeling your own heartbeat or pulse. It may feel like a flutter or a pounding sensation. You can feel this sensation in your neck or chest. In some cases, these sensations are not serious and just cause...
A toned stomach is more than just a visual asset. Core strength can also improve your posture, minimize injury risk and improve your stability during day-to-day activities. Yet as with any muscle group, your abs will only strengthen if you take...
