Can I wear the watch &amp; heart rate band in a Hot Yoga class without the heat making the watch/band defective?
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I'm pretty sure. It's waterproof and I mean it's not like your gonna be in a 250 degree oven so I think you'll be fine . But my polar watch goes in and out on me. I've used it a lot within the 2-3 months I've had it and I think it may need new batteries. I have the ft7 watch it's frustrating when it goes in and out and the calories aren't accurate due to that!
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I'd say you're safe as long as you have the openings facing down. I'm in the Washington DC area (humidity central), and my nano 5G in TuneBand just died from sweat exposure. I'm blaming myself, tho, b/c I had the holes facing up my arm. Getting another band now for the 7G I just ordered, so I def have confidence in it. Fantastic setup otherwise.
1855068
Try cleaning the gold contact circles on the back of the watch. Sweat and grime could be interfering with the connection to the charging base. The 205 can also be sent to Garmin for repair, which has dropped in price.
1421699
The GSI is probably water-resistant to a depth of several maters, so you likely wouldn't hurt it if you wore it while swimming as a watch. However, the heart rate monitor works on the basis of wireless transmission from the chest strap to the GSI. This is designed for transmission through air, not through water. I wouldn't risk it.
795841
Of curse you have! Otherwise the watch won't be able to count your heart rate and calories burned. It's a must to wear it...
194960
Hey Victoria:My son broke his band too probably by tugging too hard when taking the watch off. I'm gonna write to the company now to see if replacement bands are available. Please post if you found another band.Thanks, John
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Everything is amazing in this watch except the thermometer. Forget it! It will be acurate only if you are not wearing it.
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I swam with mine in a lap pool. Never leaked but it is reall bulky and you can feel it holding you back on your wrist. when swimming, I used a smaller hr monitor watch for swim because that was all I needed and it wasn't getting in the way.
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Make sure the protective coverings have been removed. I wipe mine down with alcohol prep pads. A light grip gives the best accuracy is what I have found. I wear a heart monitor most of the time when working out and it is within 5-7 bpm on the high side in comparrison. I hope this helps. This is the best investment of health equipment I have ever bought. I did add 1" pedal extentions to bring my legs away from the center console which worked out great as well.
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If you are sweating or wet, it will continuously attempt to take your pulse. If there is dampness between your wrist and the watch, it will do this. The good news is that yes, there is a simple way to turn the pulse feature off and on.
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Make sure the Watch is oriented correctly when placing onto the charger. I had the same problem at first before realizing I had the Watch upside down when trying to "clamp" the charger over it. Even so, as others have mentioned, the charger does require a bit of "force" to shut it properly. Once done correctly, the display will clearly indicate it's charging (btw - I just got the new Swami Watch. The charging process is MUCH easier on the new one. Doesn't involve this "clamping" process and requires no force whatsoever. IZZO must have been listening).
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The heart rate monitor with the band has not been very dependable. Honestly I'm looking at the Under Armor monitor instead. The band itself is excellent for tracking your steps and I find it helpful for my personal training clients to keep active.
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I doubt it, but I never stress tested mine beyond just being on my arm during cardio. The elastic in the arm band does wear out with regular use, so yours might wear down a little faster.
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I've owned mine for a few months now and use it doing total body workout. My wrists are small and it moves a bit but otherwise no problem.
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Just make the band a lil damp (very lil with water, almost like sweat) than put in on and hold the heart rate button on the watch, should pick it up....if it doesn't try walking with it and holding the button down.
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I didn't have a problem other than being the first use, it was a little difficult. Once I clicked it into place and even changed the bracelet..it worked fine. Hope this was helpful. I love the vivofit as a whole.
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I bought two of these watches and one the blanked out due to moisture in the watch. It is a water resistant watch but one of mine. Can some one please help, because it is not nice to spend money for something that is now not working.