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Watches and heart rate monitors for Hyrox
A watch earns its place in training rather than on race day. Knowing what your easy runs actually cost you, and whether last week was harder than it felt, is worth far more than any number you will glance at mid-race.
On the day itself, expect less of it. Wrist heart rate is least reliable exactly when you need it most — grip-heavy stations, cold hands, and a wet strap all interfere — and split timing across eight stations is not something you want to be operating.
[ What to look for ]
- Comfort under load first. If it digs in during a carry you will stop wearing it.
- A chest strap if you care about heart rate accuracy. Wrist optical is convenient and approximate.
- Battery that survives a long session without a thought.
- An export you actually own, so your training history is not trapped in one app.
[ What to avoid ]
- Buying for race-day features. The stopwatch on the wall is the official time.
- Trusting wrist heart rate during grip-heavy work, and then training to that number.
- Chasing the recovery scores. They are a rough signal, not an instruction.
- A watch so precious you train differently to protect it.