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Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate nearly matched a chest strap in a new test
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Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate nearly matched a chest strap in a new test

Mike Peterson · September 19, 2026

Apple Watch Series 12’s new heart rate sensor tracked almost exactly with a Polar H10 chest strap in the first round of testing by Rob ter Horst, who runs The Quantified Scientist YouTube channel. In his own testing, the watch scored correlations of a rounded 1.0 for indoor cycling, 0.98 for running and 0.97 for…

How to Read Recovery HRV and the Daytime Vitals View on Apple Watch Series 12
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How to Read Recovery HRV and the Daytime Vitals View on Apple Watch Series 12

Mike Peterson · September 10, 2026

Apple Watch Series 12 measures heart rate variability every five minutes and reports it two ways: Recovery HRV, which Apple describes as a daily stress and recovery signal, and overall HRV. Both appear in the Heart Rate app on the watch, and a new daytime vitals view lets you toggle between overnight and daytime metrics…

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