Products for HRV Yoga Practice
HRV Yoga uses chest strap-style heart rate monitors to track your heart rate, heart rate variability, and detailed HRV features. Depending on your particular HRV Yoga class, the HRV Yoga teacher may be taking multiple data points before, during or after your yoga class.
Important: Check with your HRV Yoga teacher to determine the specific equipment you will need for your HRV Yoga practice.
Heart Rate Monitors
The Polar brand heart rate sensors uses Bluetooth* technology to transmit ECG-accurate heart rate readings. The signals from your heart rate strap can be transmitted automatically via Bluetooth technology without disturbing your practice. Nothing to fumble with! Put them on and start your readings. They are worn under your clothes, next to the skin.
About Sizing: To determine the proper size, measure just under the breast area. The Medium-XXL straps adjust from 25″ to 37″. Straps are also available in size small with a somewhat smaller range of adjustment.
Polar offers several different models that are Bluetooth enabled and slightly less expensive than their top of the line heart rate sensors. As long as the model you choose is Bluetooth enable it will work with most smartphones for HRV Yoga class. The several Polar heart rate sensors are compatible with a greater variety of workout devices that may be of interest to practitioners of other forms of fitness and tracking.
Apps, Software and Gadgets
HRV Yoga uses smart phone apps and other software to gather, track and analyze heart rate variability data. This is a partial listing of some items you may want to consider for your HRV Yoga practice.
Requirements: All apps shown here require a Bluetooth low energy heart rate monitor like the Polar H6 and H7 shown above. HRV Yoga students may collect their own data before, during or after HRV Yoga class using a compatible iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Note: Some smart phones (other than the iPhone) may have similar apps that track and gather HRV data. Please discuss these options with your HRV Yoga teacher for guidance on the best solution for your HRV Yoga practice.
Elite HRV app
The Elite HRV captures and displays live HRV and heart rate visuals during your readings. Advanced HRV data tools that are easy to use.
SweetBeat HRV app
Sweet Beat HRV gathers and tracks HRV for monitoring stress or overall fitness. It also integrates and correlates data from other platforms like and Fitbit.
HRV Bundle (no longer available or supported, but great nonetheless) mentioned here in case you still use these apps.
This bundle included four outstanding apps:
1. HRV4Training (now updated to include a web platform)
2. Stressed Out
3. Heart Rate Variability Logger
4. Camera Heart Rate Variability
Marco Altini offers two powerful apps (HRV4Training and HRV4Biofeedback). Follow Marco Altini’s deep-dive research for information on HRV, explanations of its elements, and in-depth looks at all things HRV. He writes extensively on his blog and Substack and gets as technical as one might hope when looking at graphs and heart rate variability monitoring.
*Bluetooth Smart sensors are low energy devices that allow you to transmit your physiological data to Bluetooth-ready devices like tablets, smart watches and trackers, and smart phones. Be sure to check with your HRV Yoga teacher regarding device compatibility for your HRV Yoga practice.