Researchers put five popular wrist-worn fitness trackers to the test to find out how accurately they gauge heart rate across several types of exercise and intensity levels. Based on their findings, ...

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your body, including how well adapted it is to running, how hard you're working during a training session, and how well you're recovering afterwards. There are ...

A study has found that wrist-worn devices that measure heart rate do not give accurate readings, a new study has found. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic released the findings of the study Wednesday, ...

Commercial fitness trackers worn on the wrist are less accurate than a chest strap monitor at measuring heart rate, and may over- or underestimate heart rate depending on activity level, researchers ...

Every week or two, I'll open an athlete's training log and it seems like a blood-curdling scream leaps off the page. "My body is being weird! My heart rate was way too high on this run!" Or . . . "My ...

A number of wrist-worn fitness and heart rate monitors exist to provide heart readings and help guide a person’s physical activity. But there is variable accuracy among these monitors, according to a ...

One recently published study indicates that wrist-based heart rate monitoring may not be as reliable as hoped. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute found that four ...

Wearables are ubiquitous in today’s society. Such devices have evolved in their capabilities from step counters to devices that measure calories burnt, sleep, and heart rate. It’s pretty common to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Heart rate monitor watches have become an essential tool for health-conscious individuals, revolutionizing the fitness industry in recent ...

The accuracy of four popular wrist-worn heart rate monitors varies under different conditions of physical exertion, researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology. The four wrist-worn heart rate monitors ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — When popular wrist-worn fitness trackers were tested for accuracy to gauge heart rate across ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A study has found that wrist-worn devices that measure heart rate do not give accurate readings, a new study has found. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic released the findings of the ...