Polar Verity Sense review

The Polar Verity Sense is a heart rate monitor armband that’s comfortable to wear, easy to use and crucially, delivers better accuracy than wrist-based sensors when you up the intensity. If you don’t get on with wearing a chest strap monitor and still want data you can largely rely on, the Verity Sense is worth strapping on instead.

Comfortable strap; Easy to switch between modes; Delivers reliable data;

Slightly fiddly to use under long sleeves; Can’t view battery status in app (yet); Charging cradle easy to misplace

Polar Verity Sense review: Adding heart rate to your workouts

While heart rate monitors are now common, this standalone sensor fills a gap that adds convenience to a wide range of users. Whether you're a cyclist looking to boost your ride (or ditch the chest strap), embracing indoor training, or a runner/walker who wants more data recorded to your phone, Polar offers a really great performer here.

Reliable heart-rate monitoring; Convenient to wear; 20 hours of battery life; Multiple modes; Two Bluetooth connections supported - and ANT+;

Can't edit data in self-monitoring mode;