TomTom Cardio Runner & Multisport with Optical Heart Rate In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/tomtom-cardio.htmlThese are heart rate monitors that use optical light sensors to view down into your capillaries and then read your heart rate, which is typically transmitted to you in beats per minute (BPM). … These new additions add in optical heart rate monitoring straight into the back of both the TomTom Runner and Multisport GPS watches.
Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor: Very Long Term In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/polar-h10-heart-rate-monitor-very-long-term-in-depth-review.htmlFor the most part, the H10 predated when I did dedicated general-purpose heart rate strap reviews. … Ultimately, earning itself a place in my mental list of acceptable reference devices for heart rate accuracy, as well as my product buyers guides.
Garmin HRM-FIT In-Depth Review: Best Women’s Heart Rate Monitor?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmin-hrm-fit-review-sports-monitor.htmlWith heart rate monitors, movement is bad (be it chest straps or optical sensors/bands). … And for something like a Peloton Bike/Treadmill/App, you’ll see it listed there too when you tap to search for heart…
First look at new Mio Link ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/mio-link-first-look.htmlThese are heart rate monitors that use optical light sensors to view down into your capillaries and then read your heart rate, which is typically transmitted to you in beats per minute (BPM). … Today, Mio announced their newest product, the dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band: Mio Link.
Troubleshooting your heart rate monitor/strap HR spikes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/troubleshooting-your-heart-rate.htmlFor those who train with heart rate monitors often, you probably know all too well know the tell-tale sign that your little device is lying to you about your heart rate. … It starts off fairly innocently with a gentle rise in heart rate (HR).
CES 2013: Health and Activity Monitors–Bringing it back to reality edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/ces-2013-health-and-activity-monitorsbringing-it-back-to-reality-edition.htmlThen, the unit also measures heart rate (when you stand on it), carbon dioxide (in the room, not of you), and the room temperature. … At any rate, I’m looking forward to seeing it in action.
Basis B1 Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/basis-b1-review.htmlThe Basis B1 watch represents the first fitness tracker on the market to do 24x7 continuous heart rate monitoring (all without a heart rate strap), in addition to all of the usual metrics like a step-counter and sleep. … This is obviously the side that touches your skin, allowing it to gather heart rate, skin temperature, and skin perspiration metrics.
Hands on with the new Garmin Vivofit & Vivoki Activity Monitors
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/vivofit-activity-monitors.htmlTypically speaking, activity monitors fall into one of two groups: wrist based or clip based. … See, like the Polar Loop, the Vivofit not only tracks Steps, Calories, Sleep and Distance – but also connects to a heart rate (HR) strap.
Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-forerunner-910xt-in-depth-review.htmlIt also supports ANT+ heart rate monitors as well. … And on the right side from top to bottom, you’ve got your USB charging clip, USB ANT+ stick, and heart rate strap (in two parts).
Suunto Ambit3 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/ambit3-multisport-review.htmlAll three of the ‘basics’ that are covered by even $50 activity monitors. … The product adds a number of new features like Bluetooth Smart sensor support, heart rate recording while underwater, mobile phone integration for wireless workout uploads and more.
Fitbit Surge In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/fitbit-surge-depth-review.htmlWhat’s made the Surge a bit more special than the average GPS tracker is the optical heart rate recognition, built into the unit itself. … But that is important because the optical heart rate sensor requires that the unit isn’t bouncing around on your wrist for good accuracy.
FINIS AquaPulse In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/07/finis-aquapulse-in-depth-review.htmlUnlike most sport heart rate monitors however, this one doesn’t measure your heart rate using a standard chest strap, but instead does so at your ear…conveniently placed right where your goggle strap would be. … Today FINIS announced their latest product, the AquaPulse underwater audible heart rate monitor.
Suunto Ambit In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/suunto-ambit-in-depth-review.htmlThe Moveslink application monitors for connections to the watch, and once one is established it’ll automatically validate the connection and then upload your workout data to the Movescount site. … Within the box that the Ambit itself is perched on, you’ll find the heart rate strap and charging cable (assuming you bought the version with the heart rate strap, otherwise just the charging cable).
Wahoo’s New 2020 TICKR & TICKR X: In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/wahoos-new-2020-tickr-tickr-x-in-depth-review.htmlWahoo has just announced a set of new TICKR & TICKR X heart rate straps that include some modest feature updates, most notably running dynamics support in the TICKR-X, as well as multiple concurrent Bluetooth Smart connections so you can pair to apps like Zwift at the same time as other wearables or bike computers. … I demonstrate both of these in the video up above.
Garmin Vivofit In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit-review.htmlActivity trackers (also called activity monitors) come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. … On the front of the box you’ll be able to determine if you bought the heart rate strap bundle or not.
Polar A370 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/polar-a370-in-depth-review.htmlThis new unit took the hardware of the Polar A360 that was released about 18 months ago and plopped in a few new features like continuous heart rate (the first Polar unit to offer such) and rebroadcasting over standard Bluetooth Smart HR protocols (also the first Polar unit to do so). … These include ‘My Day’, Training, Favorites, My Heart Rate, and Settings.
Nike+ Sportwatch GPS In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/04/nike-sportwatch-gps-in-depth-review.htmlMost heart rate monitors will give you feedback in data blocks as frequent as one-second. … As you can see, there isn’t really that much detail offered compared to most heart rate monitors.
Scosche RHYTHM+ Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart Optical HR Band In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/scosche-antbluetooth-optical.htmlLike all optical heart rate monitors on the market today you do need to charge it from time to time. … Historically speaking Mio has done a great job in this space with their sensor, which is on the Adidas Smart Run GPS and TomTom Cardio units (as well as their own HR monitors).
COROS Pace 2 In-Depth Review: A $199 Multisport watch with Running Power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/coros-pace-2-in-depth-review-multisport-running-power.htmlFor example, on the COROS Pace 2 you won’t find something like ClimbPro (monitors/shows climbs on a course mid-workout) or PacePro (race course pacing that accounts for elevation pace shifts, etc). … It’s been a while since there’s been a watch that could cause Garmin heartache, and the COROS Pace 2 is unquestionably it.
Apple Watch Series 4: Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/apple-watch-series-4-in-depth-review.htmlWhen it comes to daily activity tracking, the unit monitors steps and heart rate, as well as your standing time. … The different visual look of the optical heart rate sensor on the bottom should be one indication things have changed.
Garmin Forerunner 920XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/garmin-forerunner-920xt-depth-review.htmlFor example, it adds in Live Tracking that started on the Edge series, more swim functionality found in the Garmin Swim and Fenix2, Running Dynamics that started in the FR620, and finally activity and sleep tracking from the Vivo lineup of activity monitors. … You can purchase the unit with the HRM-RUN heart rate strap, or without it.
Garmin Fenix 7 Pro In-Depth Review: Flashlight and Multiband for Everyone!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/garmin-fenix-7-pro-in-depth-review-flashlight-and-multiband-for-everyone.htmlOn Garmin devices this monitors your HRV values for the entire night constantly, and then simply averages them. … In addition to those hardware upgrades, the Fenix 7 Pro series also gains a new optical heart rate sensor package and updated MIP display for better low-light conditions, plus a few new software metrics, including a Hill Score and Endurance Score.
Mio Fuse Activity Tracker and Optical HR Sensor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/12/fuse-depth-review.htmlIn the case of the Mio Fuse, they took their existing knowledge of the optical heart rate (HR) monitoring space using their Mio optical HR sensor and extended the device to add in daily activity tracking. … I’ll be reviewing that product in a separate review, primarily due to my lowered level of cycling over the past few weeks because of significant work and personal travel.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 In-Depth Review: Focused Sports Progress
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/apple-watch-ultra-2-in-depth-review-focused-sports-progress.htmlThat feature monitors your wrist temperature, or more specifically, your skin temperature. … Apple says it leans heavily on the new S9 custom silicon chipset for this function, as well as also leveraging the accelerometer, gyro, and even the heart rate sensor to detect tiny changes in blood-flow.
Fitbit Versa In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/fitbit-versa-review.htmlThis includes your steps, calories, and current heart rate. … I like it, and it’s a much cleaner way of showing the recent metrics around heart rate, sleep and steps than most other units on the market.
