Fitbit Charge and Charge HR In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/fitbit-charge-review.htmlWith that background in mind, the Fitbit Charge HR (as well as the Surge GPS) have a 24x7 continuous heart rate monitoring function. … I don’t see any differences in sleep monitoring between the Charge/Charge HR, and the Surge.
Polar’s Unite Fitness Watch: Hands-on Details and First Run
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/polars-unite-fitness-watch-hands-on-details-and-first-run.htmlThis sensor will monitor your heart rate 24x7, as well as during workouts:… First, it should be a ‘Cardio Medium’ effort of 1 hour and 4 minutes, staying in heart rate zones 1-3.
Withings Pulse In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/withings-depth-review.html- The iPhone app seems well updated for the Blood Pressure monitor product of Withings, but not as well integrated…… Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor (Note: Not reviewed)
Garmin Vivosmart 3 Activity Tracker In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/garmin-vivosmart-3-activity-tracker-in-depth-review.htmlAs with almost all Garmin activity trackers, you’ve got the basics like smartphone notifications (of all types, not just text/call), activity/step tracking, music control, and exercise/workout monitoring. … Then they layered in a bunch of new heart rate variability metrics to measure stress and VO2Max.
Garmin Instinct GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/garmin-instinct-gps-watch-in-depth-review.htmlLooking at that heart rate sensor, it’ll constantly monitor and record your heart rate, 24x7 at 1-second intervals. … So if you want to show steps instead of heart rate on the little graph on the left, you can.
Fitbit Ionic GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/fitbit-ionic-smartwatch-in-depth-review.htmlThe Ionic will constantly monitor and record HR data points, which are in turn transmitted to the Fitbit app/platform. … At this point you’ve got the date/time, as well as progress towards your goals for steps and calories, and an icon for your current heart rate.
Garmin Enduro 2 GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Tested to the Limit!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/garmin-enduro-2-gps-watch-in-depth-review.htmlTwo totally different use cases (note: medical folks and such also monitor blood oxygen levels too for other reasons). … Ultimately this is true for every one of the different metrics Garmin tracks from 24x7 heart rate, to stairs, to breathing rate, and so on.
Suunto 5 Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/suunto-5-peak-in-depth-review.htmlIt’ll constantly monitor your heart rate, or, you can take spot-checks on the front watch face, as well as look at the past few hours of heart rate details. … Wrapping up on the back we’ve got the optical heart rate sensor, which appears to be the same as from the original Suunto 5 series and doesn’t match the newer Suunto 9 Peak one (which has SpO2 readings, the Suunto 5 Peak does not).
Behind the Scenes at Polar’s Headquarters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/behind-scenes-polar.htmlHeading inside the main entrance to the right side they have a small display showing the history of consumer focused Polar products starting from their first heart rate monitor. … This is the segment that makes products like GPS watches and multicolored heart rate monitors and straps.
The Pinnacle of Fitness Failure: Samsung’s Gear Fit Activity Tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/pinnacle-samsungs-activity.htmlAt least, not when compared to four other heart rate monitoring devices I was wearing. … This is the company's first direct attempt at competing with activity monitors from the likes of traditional players like Nike and FitBit, as well as newer entrants such as Garmin and Polar.
Garmin Enduro GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/garmin-enduro-gps-watch-in-depth-review.htmlTwo totally different use cases (note: medical folks and such also monitor blood oxygen levels too for other reasons). … After this section we’ll dig into all the sport stuff, then hit up battery life and solar bits, before eventually moving on to GPS & heart rate accuracy.
Apple Watch Series 9 In-Depth Review: A Sports Focus
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/apple-watch-series-9-in-depth-review-a-sports-focus.htmlApple uses a three-color ringed approach to monitor your daily activity levels. … Will estimate cycling power FTP: When using a power meter sensor and heart rate from the watch.
Garmin Epix In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-epix-in-depth-review.htmlThis sensor accomplishes a huge assortment of tasks, everything from round-the-clock 24x7 HR monitoring, to workout-only monitoring, to blood oxygen monitoring. … If you're like me, you find it mildly interesting to see your step tracking, stair tracking, and all the other metrics that these smartwatches measure and track for you, but heart rate tracking is really where these devices shine.
Polar Verity Sense (Optical HR Sensor Band) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/polar-verity-sense-optical-hr-sensor-band-in-depth-review.htmlThe reason Polar wants to boost signal upwards of 150m is that they’ve got a bunch of team sport packages/systems they sell where coaches can monitor athlete performance from the sidelines. … While the Polar OH1 Plus added a new swim goggle strap, it didn’t capture swim distance – just heart rate.
Garmin Fenix 6 Series In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-fenix6-pro-solar-series-review.htmlThis is automatically enabled and monitoring every second, all part of recording and ultimately plotting your data. … Another metric in that same category is 24x7 heart rate.
Garmin Forerunner 410 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-forerunner-410-in-depth-review.htmlMany folks monitor cadence as a way to meet specific objectives in racing or training, though, there’s unending debate on whether high cadence, low cadence, or self-selected cadence is ideal. … When I’m running, I typically use heart rate, pace, lap distance, and lap time, spread over a few fields.
Hands on with the new Adidas Fit Smart
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/07/hands-adidas-smart.htmlWithout the platform you end up with just another heart rate monitor or cereal box pedometer. … As you can see it’s about twice as wide as a typical activity monitor, and is thus more in line with a GPS watch.
My Summer 2014 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/summer-sports-recommendations.htmlMeanwhile, the TomTom unit offers a bit less customization and fewer features – but brings in the big fish of having optical heart rate monitoring, eliminating the need to wear a heart rate strap. … In the last two weeks this has become my primary and singular running heart rate monitor (when not testing something else).
Motorola MOTOACTV In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/11/motorola-motoactv-in-depth-review.htmlIn addition to ANT+ sensors, it also pairs with Motorola’s own Bluetooth Low Energy Headphone/Heart Rate Monitor sensor. … In this case, the GPS is turned off and the unit will use the ANT+ sensors on your bike to gather speed/distance data, as well as any power meter or heart rate data you have.
Garmin Lily 2 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmin-lily-2-in-depth-review.htmlIn addition, you’ll get updates to your VO2Max shown on the watch (and in the app), that you can monitor…… And then, within that, on a given watch face you can tap on the data complications to cycle through other data metrics (e.g., heart rate, steps, calories, etc…).
Garmin Edge 500 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/12/garmin-edge-500-in-depth-review.htmlNext up is the HR monitor strap: We’ll get into the HR strap a bit more later in the accessories section. … - Ability to configure power zones on the unit itself (must be done via software): This feature allows you to set alerts if you fall below or exceed certain pre-specified zones or ranges for heart rate and power.
First look at Polar’s new V800 GPS triathlon watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/polar-v800-triathlon.htmlIn fact, Polar has long had various coaching platforms used primarily in the educational system (schools/universities/teams), with special coaching software and even school-focused variants of some of their popular heart rate monitors (which held slightly different model numbers). … Further, it includes a built-in activity monitor for the remainder of your day when you’re not working out (like a FitBit/Fuelband, or Polar’s recent Loop device).
The Basis Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/12/basis-depth-review.htmlWhereas with the Basis Peak all you need to do (at any time) is simply open up an app on your phone (or other device) that can connect to Bluetooth Smart heart rate monitors using the standard profile. … The Basis watch has always been a bit unique in the market in that it has an optical HR sensor on the backside of the watch that monitors and records a slew of body metrics 24x7.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Garmin HRM-RUN
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/garmin-hrm-details.htmlThat’s because these metrics depends on heart rate variability (HRV), which is a required transmission attribute of any ANT+ heart rate strap. … What’s the most accurate? Well, from what I see on cadence, in 99% of situations it’s a complete wash.
The New Garmin FR920XT Triathlon Watch: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/fr920xt-triathlon-details.htmlThe FR920XT adds to it all of the common daily activity monitoring/tracking functions found in typical activity trackers like Fitbit and Garmin’s Vivo line (Vivosmart, Vivofit). … Live Tracking enables you to send your current location as well as ANT+ data (like heart rate, power, cadence) via your phone to friends and family tracking you.
