One
of the most common trends nowadays whether you like going to the
gym or exercise outdoor is to use a fitness watch. Whether your
goal is to lift weights or perform cardio be it running, biking
and swimming, a fitness watch can be pretty useful as it can track
your heart rate, calories burned, speed rate, distance covered
and so on.
There are a variety of fitness watches on the market and some
do come with heart rate monitor built-in or attached separately
to your body ie a chest strap whereas others don't have any monitor
at all. Fitness watches that come with a heart rate monitor are
the most demanded as this feature is pretty useful. It's important
to know that you should exercise between 60-80% of your maximum
heart rate, going above 80% might strain your heart too much and
is not advisable.
In
this article, am going to list what I consider to be some of the
best fitness watches with heart rate monitor:
Garmin
Vivoactive Black bundle (Includes Heart Rate Monitor)
I
have to admit Garmin makes some pretty amazing fitness watches.
With the Garmin Vivoactive, it's a huge hit. This watch is sleek
and stylish and comes with numerous features and benefits. The
display is ultra-thin, high-resolution, sunlight-readable and
is color touchscreen. Comes with built-in sports applications
that track your stats even when you're away from your phone due
to the built-in GPS-enabled running, biking, golfing and swimming.
With the accelerometer and wrist-based speed and cadence trackers,
there is no need for a separate foot pod whether you're running
on a treadmill or an indoor track even when GPS is unavailable.
Vibration alerts for heart rate, run/walk intervals and pace can
be set up as well.
Polar
V800 GPS Sports Watch w/ Activity Tracker & Heart Rate Monitor
Another
fitness watch top on my list is the Polar V800 GPS Sports Watch.
This is a really high-quality and high-tech watch just judging
from the material used. Comes with a Gorilla Glass lens which
is scratch-resistant and waterproof to 100 feet. For ambitious
runners, triathletes and endurance athletes, you get the heart
rate and the multisport training device which is GPS enabled and
even better, with the H7 Bluetooth Smart heart rate sensor, you'll
get highly precise heart rate.
Garmin
Forerunner 225 with Wrist-based Heart Rate
The
Forerunner 225 is also one of the top watches from Garmin. Comes
with a strapless heart rate functionality as the heart rate monitor
is wrist-based and use a built-in sensor to track heart rate at
the wrist. This is a great feature for those who don't want to
put a strap around their chest to measure heart rate. Thanks to
the GPS-enabled and activity tracker, you'll get accurate pace
and distance data and be able to count your calories, distance
and steps throughout the day. If you've been idle for too long,
you'll get a vibration alert from the move bar to motivate you
to move.
Garmin Forerunner
920XT Black/Blue Watch with HRM-Run
Last but not least, I have to pick the Garmin Forerunner 920XT
because this is definitely a winner and is actually one of the
best watches from Garmin. With an array of high-end training features,
this watch is sleek and wetsuit-friendly. The color display is
high-resolution and it also has flexible hinged bands with watch
mode for all day use. With the activity tracker, you'll have a
good indication of calories burned, steps and sleep, hence providing
you with a complete picture of your day-to-day activities. With
the heart rate monitor, you'll get advanced features that can
check in your recovery status and your racing potential meaning
after an intense activity, you'll get a notification how much
time you should wait before attempting another hard effort. I
believe this feature is priceless as you don't want to exhaust
your heart too much without sufficient rest time.
Other recommended fitness watches
with heart rate monitor
Garmin
Fenix Chronos, Titanium with Brushed Titanium Hybrid Watch Band
Garmin
vívoactive HR GPS Smart Watch, Regular fit - Black
Garmin
Fenix 3 HR Sapphire Edition Performer Bundled with Multi-Sport
GPS Fitness Watch, Heart Rate Monitor, Chest Strap, USB Car and
Wall Charging Adapter Hard Carrying Case and Black Gift Box
Garmin
Fenix 3 HR, Gray
Garmin
Forerunner 735XT - Black & Gray
Garmin
Forerunner 630 Bundle - Midnight Blue
Suunto
Ambit3 Peak HR Running GPS Unit
Suunto
Ambit3 Sport HR Monitor Running GPS Unit
Suunto
Ambit2 R GPS Heart Rate Monitor
Withings
Steel HR - Activity Tracking Watch with Heart Rate Monitoring
TomTom
Spark Cardio + Music, GPS Fitness Watch + Heart Rate Monitor +
3GB Music Storage (Large, Black)
Polar
M200 GPS Running Watch with Wrist-Based Heart Rate
Fitbit
Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband, Black, Large
Apple
Watch Series 1 42mm Smartwatch (Rose Gold Aluminum Case, Midnight
Blue Sport Band)
Apple
Watch Sport 42mm Gold Aluminum Case with Midnight Blue Sport Band
(Certified Refurbished)
Apple
42mm Smart Watch - Space Grey Aluminum Case/Black Band
Huawei
Fit Smart Fitness Watch Heart Rate and Sleep Monitor Waterproof
Activity Tracker, Blue Sport Band, Large (US Warranty)
Samsung
Gear S3 Frontier
Garmin
Fenix 5S - White with Carrara White Band
Garmin
Fenix 5X Sapphire - Slate Gray with Metal Band
Huawei
Watch Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Link Band (U.S. Warranty)