#Heart Rate

Heart rate is a mechanical metric that quantifies the rhythm of life and prods the tedious urge for self-management. Doctors hail it as a barometer of health, but in reality it’s a magical number for excuses, be they stress-induced or slothful. Whether at rest or in motion, it dances capriciously to societal pressures, like an unstable partner. Unaware of the ‘average’, one lives in false security; face an outlier, and fear grips the soul. Thus, it stands as a symbol of a health cult gone awry.