When it comes to fitness tracking, steps is no longer enough.
Now it's all about measuring intensity and heart rate, but unfortunately wrist-based wearables are not very accurate.
The MOOV HR promises heart rate monitoring comparable to that of an EKG — the gold standard of heart measurement — by measuring from the forehead instead. Older versions of the MOOV were worn around the ankle or the wrist.
MOOV HR is a sensor in either a forehead sweatband (for most activities) or swim cap. The main sell is that you can pick a workout from the app and get real-time feedback on how you’re performing.
When synced with the app, HR will show heart rate data both in the beats-per-minute number and as a continuous wave.
“On the wrist there are so many layers of tissue, so when the heart pumps the blood to the area, the signal is noisy,” says MOOV co-founder Nikola Hu.
In contrast, he says, the skin at the temples is much thinner, so it creates a much clearer signal that can be picked up by the sensor in the sweatband or swim cap.
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