Mens Smart Watch for Androids Waterproof Continuous Heart Monitor and Notification Capabilities

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There are probably a lot of things you keep tabs on over the course of a normal day. Your mood. How much water you're drinking. The latest Bachelor gossip. But your heart rate probably isn't on the shortlist.

Well, it should be. Monitoring your heart rate during exercise can be a quick indicator of how hard you're working, and it's important to have a steady hold on your resting heart rate (how many times your heart beats per minute when you're just chilling) as well. Both measurements can give you a better understanding of your fitness level and flag potential issues that you should discuss with a physician, like high blood pressure.

Typically speaking, a resting heart rate can range between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). Your maximum heart rate during physical activity, as prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), is 220 minus your age. (So, if you're a 30-year-old woman, your max heart rate should be roughly 190 bpm.) The CDC suggests staying within 60 to 75 percent of that number to maintain a healthy active heart rate.

An easy way to stay in the loop with your heart? A wearable, like a heart monitor watch. "Heart rate monitors aren't always going to be 100-percent accurate, but they can be a good estimate of where your heart rate sits, whether that's during exercise or at rest," says Elizabeth Barchi, MD, a sports medicine doctor at NYU Langone. "If it's super high, that could be a sign that you need to focus more on your cardio."

The right watch for you, of course, depends on your other individual goals or needs. Many heart monitor watches have other impressive capabilities, like GPS, recovery tracking, and more.

Check out one of these 12 heart-rate-monitor watches to get started. From sleek and sporty to downright durable, there's a fit wristwatch here for everyone.

Shop the best watch deal on Amazon

1

Best Budget Buy

ZOSKVEE

Smart Watch for Android iOS Phones, ZOSKVEE Smartwatch with Heart Rate Sleep Monitor, Pedometer Fitness Watch, Fitness Tracker with 5ATM Waterproof for Men, Women

2

Most Economical Apple Option

Apple Watch Series 4

3

Longest Battery Life

Amazfit Bip S Fitness Smartwatch

4

Best Built-In Workouts

Samsung Electronics

SAMSUNG Gear Sport Smartwatch

5

Most Affordable Garmin Watch

Garmin Vívomove HR

6

Most Stylish Smartwatch

Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch

7

Best Low-Profile Wrist Wearable

Fitbit Charge 3 SE

8

Best Heart Monitor Watch For Athletes

Polar Vantage M

Most Comprehensive Reporting

WHOOP Strap 3.0

$18 - $30/month

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If you're thirsty for in-depth knowledge on your body and performance, then Whoop is for you. It senses all your vital signs, has sleep tracking capabilities, produces meaningful data for your workout performance, and gives you intel on things like heart rate variability. It also provides a score between 0 to 100 that measures recovery every single morning. One small catch: You can only keep track of data using the Whoop app on your phone, since it doesn't have a watch face.

Rave review: "If you're a super data-driven person, the Whoop is for you. If you're quite curious about your sleep, then the Whoop is for you. To be clear, It's a useful, very cool tool. It just might not be the right activity tracker for people who have a more casual relationship with fitness." —Tim Marcin, mashable.com

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Best Incognito Heart Rate Monitor

Motiv Fitness Ring

11

Best All-Terrain Design

Garmin Instinct Solar Outdoor GPS Watch

12

Best Heart Rate Monitor Watch For Hiking

Suunto 5

Emily Abbate Emily Abbate is a freelance writer, certified fitness trainer, and host of the podcast Hurdle.

Alexis Jones Assistant Editor Alexis Jones is an assistant editor at Women's Health where she writes across several verticals on WomensHealthmag.com, including life, health, sex and love, relationships and fitness, while also contributing to the print magazine.

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Source: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/g26235633/heart-rate-monitor-watch/

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