Our top picks for the best heart rate monitors include chest straps, smartwatches, and budget options. Find accurate models from Garmin, Polar, Fitbit, and more.

The Coros Heart Rate Monitor launched on June 27, 2023 and is available across the globe. It launched with a price of $79 in the US, £69 in the UK and $140 in Australia.

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The Garmin HRM-Pro Plus is, instead, a heart rate chest strap monitor with a ton of fancy features all wrapped up in a simple, sleek design. It does the basics well, such as connecting to bike ...

For some examples, see my reviews of the Coros Pace 3 for a watch with an impressively accurate heart rate sensor, and of Whoop for one that tries hard to keep up, but doesn’t always succeed.

In-ear heart rate tracking relies on photoplethysmography (PPG) – a fancy term for measuring blood flow using light. The Powerbeats Pro 2’s sensors emit green LED light, which reflects off the ...

While we praised Powerbeats Pro 2 in our review, we noted that the heart rate sensor only activates on the iPhone when you don’t have an Apple Watch paired. On Android, it’s a bit different.

The Polar H10 heart rate monitor first launched in 2017 and has quickly gained renown thanks to its accuracy and ease of use. Polar even calls it the 'gold standard' of accuracy.

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Checking Heart Rate Tracking Settings Ensure that heart rate tracking is turned on. On your Fitbit Charge 6, open the Settings app, go to "Heart Rate," and make sure the setting is turned on.

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Apple is prepping a new heart rate tracking feature for its earbuds that could debut with the AirPods Pro 3 next year. Code spotted in the latest iOS 18 release reveals that the feature will track ...