Remember going to the gym and holding on to your favorite treadmill or stationary bike with those weird, padded handle bars and then rolling your eyes at the supposedly “accurate” heart rate that would flash on the scene? I have to squint really hard, but yep, those memories are there. And to be honest, it feels like a lifetime and a half ago. That’s because fitness tracking technology and wearable hardware have come a long way since then.
Nowadays, the best health-tracking monitors are sleek and unobtrusive. Whether you prefer to wear a fitness tracker on your wrist, around your chest or some combination of the two (hey, we won’t judge), the options are endless. You can even wear a headband with wires and electrodes stuck to different body parts (you’ll just have to read a different article for those suggestions). The best health rate monitors are discreet, comfortable and make us feel like we’re living in the future.
Whether you go all-out in your HIIT workouts or prefer something a bit lower-impact, the best heart rate monitors work just as hard as you do and provide you with precise and accurate data so you can live your best life. They track calories, your GPS during runs and even your resting heart rate so you can make informed decisions. Like whether or not to have that second slice of pizza — because, #balance.
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