What your heart rate can reveal about your health

Keeping a close eye on your heart rate can help you track your health and take preventative action.  But rather than relying on technology, medics say it's best to tune into what our body is telling us  

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Tracking how often your heart beats per minute can tell you a lot about your health. It starts with your heart rate.

“This is the number of times your heart beats per minute,” says Dr Jonathan Lyne, a cardiology consultant at the Blackrock Clinic, the Beacon Hospital and St Vincent’s in Dublin.