If you would prefer to build your very own DIY heart rate monitor, rather than purchase an expensive smartwatch or fitness tracker. You may be interested in a project published to the Hackster.io ...

[Wolf] had a Polar brand exercise watch that wirelessly monitored a chest strap that sends it heart rate data. It sounds like there’s some way to transfer data from the watch to a computer, b… ...

However, [Ludwin] noted that resting heart rates often settle somewhere near 60 bpm on average. Thus, they entered a heart rate sensor to our 2025 One Hertz Challenge!

The best heart rate monitors are accurate, comfortable, and offer features that enhance the experience beyond just beats per minute. Discover them.

A new electronic sensor can remotely detect the beat of a human heart from up to 3 feet away.

Heart rate monitors typically feed this data to a screen that shows the signal like an EKG. Instead, you can send it to a heart-shaped LED display that will pulse along with every beat.

Some Fitbit and Pixel Watch devices support irregular heart rhythm detection, but how can you use it to monitor possible instances of AFib?

From lightweight armbands to elite chest straps, these are the best heart rate monitors for tracking your pulse during workouts.

Tracking heart rate is a huge feature of Fitbit’s smartwatches and fitness trackers – and drives the data we demand from our wearables. But how does Fitbit track heart rate, what features does ...