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Channel the Olympic spirit and find out which sport you should take up.

Male endurance athletes who have spent decades training and competing are more likely to develop scarring in their hearts and may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to research we've funded.

A normal resting heart rate should be between 60 to 100 beats a minute. Find out what can cause your pulse rate to change and when to seek medical help.

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University of Oxford | Dr Alexander Jones

Obesity and physical inactivity are becoming more common in children and are major risk factors for heart and circulatory diseases. Although we may not see the effects until children get older, we know that disease processes begin in childh...

Get tips from three psychologists on how to feel less anxious about your health issues.

Discover how cardiac rehabilitation can help you, and how helped others who have been through it themselves.

Amanda Holden and Ashley Roberts take on a fancy dress fitness challenge to highlight heart health and support the British Heart Foundation on World Heart Day 2020.

Your heart rate (also known as your pulse rate) is the number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm). Everyone’s heart rate is different and can change over time. Read more.

A new worldwide study funded by the British Heart Foundation at the University College London (UCL) will measure how certain physical behaviours, such as sitting for long periods of time, can impact health.

An international team of BHF-funded researchers may have discovered why a small number of people experience muscle pain after taking statins.