Indicates whether the model employs a chest strap mounted sensor that transmitts to a watch, a chest strap mounted sensor that transmits to an iPhone app, a watch that requires the user to touch ...

Heart rate monitor straps are pretty much what they ... be super durable without any wear-and-tear or added stretch. The Polar Beat app is exactly what I need: Simple and easy to navigate.

For cyclists, the most popular are chest strap heart rate monitors, which, at their most basic, need to capture your beats per minute (BPM) and transmit it via Bluetooth or ANT+ to your bike ...

Monitor your heart rate with maximum precision and connect ... rate in the pool and move your heart rate data to the free Polar Beat app afterwards.

But distance, time and pace are all blunt tools for measuring effort, which is where heart rate monitors come in. Tracking your beats per minute (BPM) unlocks extra insights, from real time effort ...

Comfortable, reliable, and featherlight, the Polar OH1 is one of the best optical armband heart rate monitors we've tested ... the exact number of beats per minute matters less than the heart ...