heart rate monitor: is this product coming whit the heart rate monitor soft strip?
1568793
yes it does, I bought mine in April and it does come with the premium (soft strap) monitor instead of the other HRM What's in the Box: Forerunner 410 Premium heart rate monitor USB ANT Stick 2 additional wrist straps AC charger Charging clip Manuals
2044781
It tells you for the workout you are doing but its pretty basic. Dont really need a new monitor. I would just recommend getting u a nice heart monitor. They are much more accurate then the things on the machine.
2009946
No it doesnt track heart rate however u can connect with a chest band bought from Nike store only...compatibility issues will be here fr some time...
1684785
No, it is sold seperately for about $50. The monitor and sensor are proprietary and a Polar sensor will not work. That is a negative for this watch and heart rate monitor.
2261816
No, as an employee of nike, I have researched this and the heart rate monitor is only comparable with the nike wear links+ GPS watch. The watch is defently worth it as I have been useing mine now for 3 months with no problems.
1748146
I had the same question myself. I received both the heart monitor and speed/cadence sensor as a gift, so I kept both. The only thing I noticed is that the speed sensor captures speed right away and accurately while gps speed sensor lags on occasions
100824
Hi, the heart rate monitor works just fine for me and I've used it for maybe 7-10 runs and get VERY sweaty.
1876211
No, it is worn around the chest so the monitor is right over the heart. Hope this helps
464437
Sorry, I don't know the answer to that question. I can tell you that this watch doesn't come with a heart rate monitor. I bought 2 of them. I'm not sure where Amazon got that picture from showing the watch with a monitor cord.
840651
Interesting! I am looking at buying the 405 without the strap, as I still have the one from my now stolen 305. The Garmin support website says that some versions of the 405 are compatible with the HR monitor. How can you tell if the one you are buying is compatible? Or is it just a trick to make you buy the more expensive version?
1790851
Hi Jack, I have a Micro-life monitor and am quite pleased with it - easy to use etc, though a larger cuff for larger people would have been handy as I had to but one especially. Your AFIB? Not sure what that stands for, so can't make a comment. However, the monitor does detect irregular heartbeat, if that's any help to you - all these gadgets are clever, but they don't replace a Dr or specialist. Cheers, Warren. p.s. let me know how you got on?
1615083
IMHO, the soft straps are more comfortable but they have their drawbacks. With the soft strap, the sending unit needs to snap onto the strap. The ability to remove the sending unit is convenient for comfort and washing, but over time, the rubber seals on the snaps wear out. Once this happens, sweat can get on the snaps and cause the HR monitor to stop sending a signal to your ANT+ device. This is not a problem with the plastic strap as there are no snaps for sweat to penetrate.
2195104
It does not monitor heart rate. You have to purchase a garmin heart rate monitor and only certain ones. They do link up. If you are concerned about your heart rate then I would make the purchase but I have not felt the need. Not yet anyway.
252755
I don't think so. Whenever I use the pulse monitor to check my heart rate it gives me a ridiculous number like 93 in the middle of a cardio workout. When I use the exercise function it gives you a calorie burn number that sounds reasonable but there is no way to know if it is accurate because it is based on settings in the watch that are supposed to be described in a manual that I never received. I think it was a waste of money
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Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4,... » Read More Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following:"Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300"so I guess it does work with the CS300 « Show Less
1421530
No. The heart rate monitor that comes with the treadmill requires that you place both hands on the hand rail for a few seconds to get a reading.
436398
Hey Leon. I haven't done a control test in a long time and my CardioChek still comes very close to my medical blood test. It's been a long time but, as I recall, the instructions seemed to refer to a test strip that I had to somehow purchase BUT that my monitor also arrived with a grey strip that could be used as a control. I have never used anything but the grey, plastic strip and (like I say) I haven't seen a significant difference between the personal and hospital tests, in years. One thing you'll have to look out for. I rarely run a test and my strips sometimes "expire" before I get to use them all. I suspect this is mostly a gimmick to sell more strips. For example, how could a strip be valid on January 4th and then be expired/worthless on January 5th? But in general, I think this is a great device for measuring TRENDS in blood cholesterol and triglycerides.