Garmin’s newest wearable is a big upgrade for your sports bra

By Christine Romero-Chan Published January 8, 2024

Garmin HRM-Fit lifestyle. — Garmin

Garmin, one of the leading brands for health and fitness wearables, just announced a new heart rate monitor at CES 2024. But it isn’t just any heart rate monitor. The new wearable is the HRM-Fit, and it is specifically designed for women, with a unique clip-on design that easily attaches to sports bras.

The HRM-Fit is designed with comfort in mind, hence the clip-on design that attaches to the bottom band of a sports bra. It will attach to both medium- and high-support sports bras for maximum comfort while continuing to accurately capture real-time heart rate and training data. Since it clips on, it remains out of the way during exercise and training, letting you move freely without worry.

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It should clip onto any sports bra, but Garmin specifically says that the HRM-Fit will be compatible with Adidas, Athleta, Nobull, Under Armour, and more. The HRM-Fit is also incredibly versatile, as it can be used during intense activities like running, indoor and outdoor cycling, strength training, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and more.

Garmin HRM-Fit. — Garmin

When the HRM-Fit is worn, it will transmit accurate, real-time heart rate and performance data to your compatible Garmin smartwatches and Edge cycling computers, compatible fitness equipment, the Tacx Training app, and more. And if you typically wear a compatible smartwatch, but take it off and it’s out of range, the HRM-Fit will store your workout data and send it to the watch when it’s back within range.

If you like doing indoor runs on a track or treadmill, you can check pace and distance on a compatible Garmin smartwatch while wearing the HRM-Fit. It even captures running dynamics like ground contact time balance, cadence, stride length, and more when paired with a Garmin smartwatch.

Garmin HRM-Fit lifestyle. — Garmin

And if you aren’t wearing the smartwatch, the HRM-Fit still captures steps, burned calories, intensity minutes, and all-day heart rate. It then sends that information to any compatible Garmin devices through the Garmin Connect app (which also just got a big update).

The HRM-Fit’s battery life is about one year, which is very impressive. It can be purchased now and has a retail price of $150.

Christine Romero-Chan

Former Staff Writer, Mobile

Christine Romero-Chan has been writing about technology, specifically Apple, for over a decade. She graduated from California…

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