Chest Strap vs Watch. Which Heart Rate Monitor Should You Use?
Chest Strap vs Watch. Which Heart Rate Monitor Should You Use?
If you’re getting started using heart rate for your training and are thinking about buying a heart rate monitor, you’ll want to watch this.
The truth about heart rate training (especially using zones), is that you need the right equipment to get the right results. So if you are wondering how to pick the right monitor to use for heart rate training for endurance sports of all kinds, this video will help you figure it out!
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| Related to This Video |
Getting Start with Heart Rate-Based Training
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Heart Rate Threshold Testing PDF
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Tell if You’re Overtraining on your Runs with Heart Rate Training
▶ https://youtu.be/b14y9K6TyLU
| My Recommendations |
Heart Rate Strap: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/6015-595/H9-Heart-Rate-Monitor?colour=BK000&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-K2MBhC-ARIsAMtLKRuHrJxGPr65ZxzzPIUTcgzSOr3YnrN6rGTcXYACHymC66qnQxGaftQaApJLEALw_wcB
Heart Rate
Watch: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/wearables-smartwatches/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-K2MBhC-ARIsAMtLKRtTO6y5feMwiMQWNzYqltuJdYIPfCPk1tAEiXwem0fMGlIQjtkMfUMaAi_yEALw_wcB
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I thought my cheap Decathlon strap was not working anymore. I didn’t know the water thing with the sensors. I just swiped the sensors with a damp washcloth and now it works! Thank you!
Very straight-forward breakdown of the options. Thank you!
the problem with watch is now I can’t easily take off my arm warmer lol
With a chest strap and a phone, I’ll need to constantly taking my phone out… any suggestion?
Talking about accuracy without talking about how accurate you need it to be… Not good… Just because I know down to the hardware level how the bits move around in a computer, doesn’t mean you need to know that to use a computer.
I hear good things about the Polar H10, I’m thinking about getting one and pairing it to my Apple Watch.
Minor correction, I think. At about the 3 minutes mark – Apple devices do not support ANT+ “natively” are more readily compatible with Bluetooth LE, as opposed to the ANT+ type of wireless signal.
And many Android devices support ANT+ “natively” but should also have Bluetooth LE compatibility as well.
What do you think of arm bands? I know not as good as chest strap, but is it better than wrist?
I noticed today the heart rate monitor on my stair climber is way off. It will say 140-150 when it’s actually 115-120.
Didn’t know I needed to wear a sports bra with mine 🤔
The question I want to ask is, what watch should I buy to display the heartate of my chest strap. I dont want to buy an expensive apple watch JUST to display my reading in real time with a beep if I go iver
UPDATE ON APPLE -> A CONVERTER IS NEEDED FOR THE ANT+ and the apple phone at last check and Apple hsa Bluetooth low energy now. I will be doing a video update soon! Thanks for your understanding
Super clear and succinct … thank you
Sounds like the wrist band is actually measuring pulse which can be entirely different than heart rate depending on the person’s fitness and other health factors.
Wow. Perhaps the best ever Youtube "how to" anything I’ve ever watched. Covers what you want to do, how you might want to do it, AND most importantly a complete explanation of they why, in this case the difference between the underlying tech on HRS vs HR sports watch depends on physiology, which is kinda the point. HRS monitor on phone, HRS monitor on dedicated sports watch. Been using Polar HRS with phone app, which obviously is PITA when you are on the go, Especially when using for hiking, like in phone unfriendly environments like a driving rain. OTA hand being an older (66) , uh hi BMI like 33 and undertrained I need a 99% + accurate BPM when I’m crawling up the last of that 800ft climb. Just got a Garmin inspire, understood that some BPM variability. Used for first time last night on a stair climber and spent more time trying to comprehend the quantitative and time-lag differences between G and Polar HRS/Phone than I actually did on the activity, which involved a lot of sweat and blood flow. So thank you for that. Awesome. Now over to AMAZON to order the , wallah, Garmin HRS. 😄🤔. I will be back to check out rest of channel, as noted need training for hiking. Best
Thank you
spit on that thang 🤣👍
I never could keep the modern chest straps in working order. Clean them regularly and the break, seldom clean and they apparently short circuit. Went with the smart watch with a broadcast HR function. Works well.
My heart rate increased watching this video
ur voice is so sweet
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Thanks!
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Have a older Apple Watch series 4 finding it not to be accurate. Have a new Garmin find it giving at least give immediate feedback and seems to work fine.
The biggest advantage of chest straps is that the battery lasts for 2 years – it’s a clear win for me
Hi (3:00) – Not sure that Apple Watch is supporting Ant+ (as it is a protocol developed by Garmin). I would say that Android and Apple are supporting Bluetooth strap. Garmin watches are compatible with both bluetooth and Ant+.
I have a Garmin 245 , do you turn off wrist based heart rate in the settings if using the HRM dual strap , or do you just pair it and it takes the reading from that, it means both wrist and strap would be connected so which one would it display or as mentioned before do you turn off wrist hr
Chest strap only really accurate way to train, Thanks for your review. Unfortunately wrist based heart rate monitors are still very inaccurate, via the 6X Pro. Complete difference from wrist vs when I put my Chest strap on.
I never get accurate hr readings no matter whether I’m using strap or my Garmin forerunner. They always read way too high. E.g I was running for 2hrs at 5:34min/km pace and I was able to speak in full sentences with my husband . My heart rate monitors read that my hr was around 170-180 per min. Yesterday when I was resting between weightlifting sets my hr strap read that my pulse was 124 per min and in reality it was around 70-75 when I checked it manually. This is beyond frustrating since I’m trying to follow a training plan for a half marathon.
thanks for clarifying this. I bought the strap and the watch and was thinking the strap was pointless, but now I understand. 🙂
Very nice video.. thank you
The chest strap can slip down, but women can wear it under their bra. For men, the sweat can prevent it to slip down. But we have to tight the strap enough, and it is not very comfortable. But more accurate than the wrist sensor.
She is super cute omg
That is exactly what I was looking for. You are a life saver!
Everybody uses spit.
Use the finger, find your pulse..15sec and multiple by 4.
This is really helpful! I’ve got a garmin watch so if I buy a strap not from garmin I’ll have to take my phone with me on runs to read my HR since it won’t come up on my watch?
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Thanks for this video! I was searching for a video from a woman’s perspective. As I have a large chest, I was wondering how this would work. I appreciate your detailed info.
I have the fenix 7 pro (elevate 5), I’m checking it together with the band with the auxiliary heart rate app… the precision is impressive, even during repetitions. I tried to do an extreme test (repeated short uphill runs for 20 seconds at maximum), it performed well there too
Informative and to the point video. Thank you.
Good to know u spit yourself
If I use a strap and my garmin watch the watch is dominating and my Zwift/Garmin statistics show the (too low!) heartrate of my watch. It is a huge underestimate: 110 instead of 150 ! For cycling I can leave my watch at home, but for running I bought this watch. How can I stop the heartbeatmonitoring of my watch and get my watch to show the number of my strap?
Watches are completely useless for activities, they far from accurate. Measuring HR from wrist when active is messy and limb’s movements also affect blood pressure, what smartwatch can misinterpret as heart beat.
Precise information, thanks 👍
that’s what she said literally lol @2:11
If you are the proud owner of a Galaxy 4 watch, get yourself a chest strap monitor because the watch HR latency is a real problem
The video is interesting but, for me, not very useful. My Garmin watch gives widely varying heart readings so I’m thinking of buying a chest strap. But I want to know about connectivity. If you run and have a chest strap monitor do you have to take your smartphone along to see your heart rate or can you download on to your smartphone after the run, like I do with my watch? When you say the Garmin chest strap and watch ‘talk to each other’ what exactly does that mean?
Super helpful video…it’s been so long since I had one of the first generation Polar systems, I had no idea which direction to take lol. Thanks for all the info!
AMAZING VIDEO, WOW!
Hi Dear one just wanna ask u if i can use it to monitor my horse heart rate after some workout pls advice and which one shall i use