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Your heart rate is a key indicator of workout intensity. Weve rounded up seven of the best heart rate monitors, including favorite models from Garmin, Apple and FitBit.

Google's Fitbit is expanding its Health Metrics feature accessible for all, and it is now available for free.

Some of these apps such as Withings Health and Fitbit Tracker can also share this data with fitness tracking services such as Apple Health, Samsung Fitness, Google Fit and MyFitnessPal. If you’re already using one of these services to log all your fitness data, then it’d be wise to look for a set of smart scales that’s compatible with your app of choice. Can I use my fitness tracker with smart scales? While fitness trackers cannot usually communicate with smart scales directly, they can s...

Updated: 10:55 AM EST Feb 24, 2021 Stefan Vazharov Senior Technology Editor If youre in the market for a new fitness tracker, youre most likely thinking about getting a Fitbit. By offering powerful and intuitive health-, fitness-, and sleep-tracking features at agreeable price points, the Fitbit products have deservedly become that ubiquitous. Fitbits impressive product lineup boasts plenty of options for every lifestyle and activity level. The latest additions include t...

Fitbits origins Fitbit’s first device was the Fitbit Tracker in 2009, but 2013 brought wearables to the collective consciousness with the Flex (above). These two devices brought the idea of step tracking and the evergreen 10,000 goal to the masses. But it was the next device, the Charge HR, that Conor Heneghan believes transformed the company thanks to its optical heart rate sensor. “I certainly think the move to the optical heart rate tracking was pretty pivotal as a technical enable...