Indicates whether the model employs a chest strap mounted sensor that ... heart rates from the user's wrist. The Polar FT1 is part of the Heart-rate monitors test program at Consumer Reports.

Pretty much every fitness tracker and smartwatch has an optical heart rate sensor ... was to download the Polar Beat app (free on iOS and Android), which pairs with my strap over Bluetooth.

[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 ...

If you’re serious about heart-rate training then beat-to-beat accuracy is paramount and the Polar H10 sits at the top of the pile. The ECG strap offers super-fast responses to changes in intensity.

Built-In Memory with Polar Beat: Polar H10 has a built-in memory for heart rate data from one training session. The data can be transfered to Polar Beat, Polar’s free fitness and training app.

But the best heart rate monitors aren't all created equal. For cyclists, the most popular are chest strap heart rate monitors, which, at their most basic, need to capture your beats per minute ...