This IFit heart rate monitor is accurate. It picks up my heart rate as soon as I push start on my treadmill. I use the IFit app., so this heat rate monitor is perfect. I compared this monitor with the heart rate on my watch, and my heart rate was the same on both. I’ve had other heart rate monitors and they failed to contact to my equipment. And yes, I had the heart rate monitor app. I’m very pleased with the IFit heart rate monitor.

We purchased a ProForm treadmill with iFit built in but I felt I was missing out on the interactive heart rate monitoring. Older treadmills had a built-in monitor (touch the handrail) which is not particularly accurate and was dropped in the latest version of our treadmill. I had done some iFit workouts that were looking for a heart rate monitor and tried to use my Apple Watch but that definitely does not work. I looked at various models that would all work with the treadmill but they seemed to have lots of add-ons, pretty displays and reviews saying they would stop working after about a year. With that in mind, I went for the more basic but seemingly more reliable iFit SmartBeat heart rate monitor. It is a basic monitor on an arm-strap with Velcro to secure and a USB charger. You set the monitor on the charger in a specific direction and then it magnetically attaches to charge. The monitor is comfortable to wear on either forearm or bicep although I prefer it on my bicep. The monitor has a few basic LEDs to signal if it is on, off, charging, needs to charge or is measuring heart rate. Pairing with our treadmill was fast. Press the monitor to turn it on on, touch the treadmill screen to turn on the feature in the workout and it would begin a 2 minute calibration during the warm up. The workouts definitely gain something by having the heart rate monitor involved. The treadmill was adjusting both speed of the treadmill and inclination of the platform to keep me in the appropriate heart zones as I ran. Previously, my wife would comment that my face looked red and I was very sweaty, probably working a bit too hard. Now, with the heart rate monitor, my runs are more measured and I'm staying in healthier heart rate zones and looking less red and sweaty. The only issues I have with the monitor are that it seems a bit expensive for what it is and that I sometimes forget to turn it off when finished. I guess if you get what you pay for, this is value for money as it seems to do the one job very well. I can't speak to the longevity of the monitor yet but other, older reviews should be a better guide. My second time of using the monitor, it worked for about 1 minute and then just would not stay connected. At the time, I did not know why but later figured out it had been left on since the first workout, had not charged and had run out of battery. I should have paid more attention to the instructions which list the LED statuses for On and Off. It does not auto-shutoff so you need to make sure you turn it off when finished. Other than this learning process, I find it a very useful addition to the treadmill and definitely get more out of my workouts when wearing the heart rate monitor.

The iFit -Smartbeat Forearm Heart Rate Monitor is easy to attach to the forearm. It connects easily to my Pro-form elliptical and once connected to my elliptical, it registers automatically to the iFit programs on my tablet, if I chose to use one of them . The numbers it displays appear to be quite accurate. They are very close to my Fitbit numbers. I would guess the iFit heart rate monitor is most accurate because it fits snugly on the forearm whereas the Fitbit fits more loosely on the wrist. They are within a few numbers of each other though.

I bought this heart rate monitor for my daughter and we liked it so much I ordered another one for myself. Very easy to put on. The strap fits my arm comfortably. I especially like the charger. I keep it plugged in and ready to charge the monitor after every workout. The heart rate monitor is easy to attach to the charger and doesn't take up much room on my counter. I would highly recommend getting this heart rate monitor to help you achieve your fitness goals.

I’ve use the polar chest strap heart rate monitor in the past. I like this much better because I already have the strap from my sports bra going around me, and this is way less annoying & dryer because it’s not under my tank top getting all sweaty. Highly recommend over a cheat strap for chics. It reads my heart rate perfectly & sinks easily. I love it!!!!