What equipment do I need to get started?

To get started, you need an iPhone , iPod touch (2nd generation or later) or Android phone. You need the ithlete ECG receiver, which is available from this site. You will also need a regular analogue (5.4kHz) heart rate monitor chest strap, of the kind that many athletes already have in current use or lying around in a  drawer. The ithlete app is purchased from the iTunes store or Android Market.

 ithlete does also work on the iPad, though we don't yet have a version that makes the most of the larger display.  ithlete does not yet work with Android tablets.

The Equipment section of the website has a list of known compatible models of chest strap. We expect there are more, so please let us know so we can update the list.