A heart rate monitor may be the key to unlocking your fitness goals. That’s because heart rate is a reliable indicator of your exercise input—it reflects the effort applied to every workout. Keeping ...

Heart rate is one of the most valuable physiological metrics for runners because it provides objective real-time insight into how hard your body is working. Unlike pace or distance, which are external ...

The Garmin HRM-Fit is a heart rate monitor made for women, or at least anyone who would wear a sports bra while exercising. Where other heart rate monitor straps use an elastic band and a metal popper ...

As an avid runner, I’m no stranger to heart rate monitors and extra sensors. I’m all about getting every last little piece of data to figure out if I actually nailed my workout or if I pushed just a ...

Generic charts showing an optimal heart rate for fat-burning aren't accurate, research suggests. You can calculate yours more accurately with a heart rate monitor, an expert said. The type of exercise ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smartwatches and other wrist-bound fitness trackers have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but there's a wearable heart rate ...

Building a real-life version of the Star Trek tricorder has been the goal of engineers and hackers alike since the first time Dr McCoy complained about being asked to work outside of his job ...

With great battery life and a reasonable price tag, the Coros Heart Rate Monitor nails the basics. Accuracy stood up to testing – and while an EKG chest strap might have the edge in terms of pro-grade ...

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