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The relationship between high heart rate, incidence of cardiovascular complications, and cardiovascular death has been established in each group of general inhabitants, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Lifestyle modification such as eating and exercise habit is recommended as a basic means of preventing lifestyle-related diseases. Our researches on the relationship between heart rate and risk factors for lifestyle-related disease in the case of athletes, who have an established exercise habit, showed that many of them have a high heart rate. And furthermore it showed that the higher their heart rate, the higher their levels of triglyceride, mean blood pressure, and the lower their levels of HDL-cholesterol. This may mean that they have a high risk of developing lifestyle--relates diseases in the future. Therefore even athletes should make efforts to avoid developing lifestyle-related diseases, which accompany the increase of heart rate at rest : they need appropriate guidance as to lifestyle-related disease and regular checkups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]