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A Low Resting Heart Rate Is the New Fitness Flex

A low resting heart rate is being touted as the ultimate marker of fitness, replacing traditional status symbols like step counts or gym selfies. GQ reports that people are now competing over who can log the lowest number, as wearables make heart-rate data constantly visible. Fitness experts note the metric reflects cardiovascular efficiency built through endurance training, though obsessing over it can go too far.

Why now: Wearable devices have made heart-rate data publicly comparable, turning a health metric into a status symbol.

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