How fast does your heart beat? It’s a tough question to answer, because our heart rate changes all the time depending on what we’re doing and how our body is behaving. However, [Ludwin] noted that ...

Runners obsess over distance, time and pace, but these are pretty blunt tools when it comes to understanding what’s actually happening physiologically during training. It’s easy to fall into the trap ...

Polar has set a pretty high bar in the heart rate monitor department, so it's no surprise that it isn't trying to reinvent the wheel with its latest chest strap, the H10 Heart Rate Sensor ($89.95). It ...

Looking for the best heart rate monitor? You're in luck! Unlike smartwatches that think they know your heart's desires with their flashy (flashing?) optical sensors ...

You can learn a lot by listening to your heart, which is where the best heart rate monitors come in. Whether you’re at the gym, out for a run or in for a swim, the pulse sensors below will never miss ...

Most heart rate monitors use a chest strap but, if you find these uncomfortable or restrictive, you can now get optical wrist sensors. If you’re not seeing a heart rate or are seeing abnormally high ...

When it comes to exercising, your heart rate is the gold-standard metric to uncover how hard you're pushing. It tells you whether you're working aerobically or anaerobically, how your body is reacting ...

It’s not surprising that it's catching on, with many riders relishing the opportunity to ditch the stinky sweat encrusted heart rate strap. But are wrist-based sensors accurate enough? Of course, the ...

Heart rate monitor (or strap) versus running watch might seem like a rather one-sided contest. One can provide you with a wealth of metrics, and also tell you when you've received WhatsApp messages.

Tech lovers have been wooed by optical heart rate monitors recently, especially the unconventional ones that read heart rate through the arm or ear. While a few of the best heart rate monitors (HRMs) ...