Even with the best fitness trackers and running watches, inaccurate heart rate readings are a common complaint. The optical heart rate sensors they use can struggle during intense exercise sessions, ...

The best heart rate monitors will track your heart rate comfortably, consistently and accurately ...

Are chest straps really that necessary any more? For many the answer is “less than ever” thanks to improved accuracy of watch HR tech, but the Garmin HRM 600 is here to prove there’s life in the HR ...

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 ...

You'd be forgiven for thinking of a well-known caffeine tablet which was big when I was a university student, but despite the ...

Keeping track of your heart rate while working out is now easier than ever, thanks to wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers. However, the gold standard for heart rate data is a chest strap ...

Garmin watches have become increasingly reliable for wrist-based heart rate tracking. However, pairing an external heart rate monitor remains the best choice if you want the most accurate workout HR ...

Whether you use an armband or chest strap, add some smarts to your exercise and training routine with one of the best heart rate monitors we've tested. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer ...