Oh, be still my racing heart.

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MIO, a pioneer in performance heart rate monitoring, has launched MIO Alpha, the world's first heart rate sport watch without a chest strap. It records heart rate continuously at speeds up to 14.4 miles per hour.

The Alpha is a key milestone in MIO's mission To make heart rate, monitoring accessible for athletes at all levels. "For the last five years, MIO searched for a reliable continuous technology that could be worn on the wrist but that didn't require a touch sensor," explains Liz Dickinson, founder and CEO of Physical Enterprises, the company behind the MIO brand. "We found that technology and we built it into the Alpha. The Alpha is giant leap towards democratizing heart monitoring technology, one of the most effective training tools available."

The Alpha is a training tool for a number of professional athletes, including Cody Hodgson, center for the National Hockey League's Buffalo...