The heartbeat is the movement that occurs as the heart pumps blood around the body. It is very important for one to have his/her heartbeat check up.

Why?

A slower-than-normal heartbeat may be a symptom of a condition known as Bradycardia. Tachycardia, is a condition whereby the heart beats faster than normal when at rest. If such conditions go on unnoticed, they may have serious effects such as; cardiac arrest, heart failure or stroke.

This conditions have symptoms such as fatigue, chest paints, fainting among others but you don’t have to wait for these signs for you to have your heartbeat checked. It is good to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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The Heartbeat Check-Up

Most of the times, it’s only expectant women who go to listen to their unborn baby’s heartbeat. with many complicated diseases claiming lives, people have to be cautious and this has to change. A person can easily take his/her pulse rate and determine if he/she is okay. But at times even if the person notices some abnormality in his/her pulse he/she will tend to ignore it. So the best thing to do is have some else take your pulse rate and advise you on the way forward. If there is an issue, a health practitioner will conduct further blood tests and be able to come up with a solution.

With the advent of technology one can easily check the heartbeat rate with an assistive device using some apps on a smartphone.

Maintaining a Steady Heartbeat

Prevention is better than cure, for you to have a steady heartbeat rate you need to ensure that you stay stress-free, stress is one of the factors that can alter your heartbeat rate.

The other thing is exercise, people not only exercise to lose weight. Exercising helps in blood circulation too, which is a benefit to this situation. The other things are eating healthy foods and not smoking.