Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor: Very Long Term In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/polar-monitor-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-review-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…
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.
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.
Polar A370 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/polar-a370-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.
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.
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).
Apple Watch Series 4: Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/apple-series-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.
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.
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).
Apple Watch Series 3: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/series3-cellular-fitness.htmlWhen it comes to daily activity tracking, the unit monitors steps and heart rate, as well as your standing time. … In theory, it’s got the same heart rate sensor, as well as the same GPS capabilities.
Fitbit Surge In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/fitbit-surge-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.
Polar Loop In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/polar-depth-review.htmlBut does it provide that perfect nirvana of the two types of monitors? Over the past few months, I set out to find out. … The Polar Loop is the very first daily activity tracker on the market that not only counts steps, but also connects to a separate heart rate strap – providing you with heart-rate based calorie information for activities.
Garmin HRM-200 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/01/garmin-hrm-depth-review.htmlAfter which, I started searching for external HR monitors:… So, while it does ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart transmission like every other product on the market, it also carries with it the ability to encrypt your heart rate data stream, as well as provide authentication.
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).
Garmin Vivosmart 3 Activity Tracker In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/garmin-vivosmart-activity-tracker.htmlThen they layered in a bunch of new heart rate variability metrics to measure stress and VO2Max. … And you’ve got an optical heart rate (HR) sensor in there that works during both workouts and 24x7 monitoring.
Apple Watch Series 2 and Nike+ Edition: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/series2-edition-review.htmlOne that I’ve tried previously, and again here, is the 3rd party app called ‘HeartWatch’. … I’ll then separate out the multiple layers of the box, which allows you to find the charging cable and manuals.
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.
Garmin Forerunner 15 GPS Watch & Daily Activity Monitor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/garmin-forerunner-15-depth-review.htmlBut essentially everything boils down to one thing: With or without the heart rate strap. … So, for the purposes of this unboxing the unit has the heart rate strap.
COROS Pace 2 In-Depth Review: A $199 Multisport watch with Running Power
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/review-multisport-running.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.
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).
Garmin Forerunner 920XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/garmin-forerunner-920xt-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.
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.
Garmin Fenix 7 Pro In-Depth Review: Flashlight and Multiband for Everyone!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/flashlight-multiband-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.
