Can this product be used to monitor the heart rate of somebody who is not exercising?
1700111
I have certainly strapped it on and gotten a reading while sitting at rest at my desk.This is a generally recommended use, i.e. obtaining a resting heart reading, even for atheletes.You may need to moisten the contact pads or use an electrolyte gel product to get reliable readings.
1700112
Yes as a matter of fact sometimes after exercising I wind up leaving it on for a while just to measure my resting heart rate. It works fine
1700113
All of the other answers are correct. The only issue I can see with this monitor being used outside of exercise is the lack of perspiration. You perspiration allows the monitor to function properly against your skin. In the manual it is recommended to dampen the surfaces that contact your skin before using the monitor. If you don't mind dampening the monitor every so often everything should work great.
1700114
Yes, the device measures heart rate anytime on demand. The extra benefit to this device is you can set your target zone of heart beat so the monitor alerts you either when you are above or below that range.
1700115
It depends on what you mean by not exercising. It does monitor heart rate as low as 69 beats a minute. But I doubt if it will go down to a really low reading, I haven't tried that. It doesn't monitor sleep, which may be what you are trying to find out.
1700116
It will monitor resting heart rate.So long as the chest strap is properly positioned it will monitor your heart rate.
1700117
Yes. But if you only want to measure I would look at simpler product with less features. This one is overly complicated.
1291054
It will absolutely work. You also have a chest strap that will monitor your heart constantly. This is a great product!
1420830
Yes! It measures your heart rate doing various activities. There is a strap that you wear under your clothes that sends a signal to your watch.
1211001
Yes, the chest strap is the only way to detect your heart rate. It works well with this watch. The first time I used it while on one of the treadmills at our fitness center, I noticed that the chest strap also automatically syncs wirelessly with the treadmill, which shows your heart rate on its display screen. Hope this is helpful!
1388620
It reports simple heart rate. It cannot detect specific patterns or anything like an EKG.
484995
I'm not sure. I just use it as a heart rate monitor while I exercise when pregnant. I know the Garmin watches can (I have one), but it requires a strap for the heart rate (which I hate)
10008
No, it does not require a heart monitor. It tracks your calories by how much it estimates based on your movements. I think it is pretty good at sensing movements. Again, I have no problems with it other that you care barely read the screen. I wish the background was dark and the numbers were light.
2147376
No, the chest strap has an attached monitor that detects your heart beat/rate.
38447
Sorry, silly question. It's not a heart rate monitor.Just an activity tracker.http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?s=5080dad3b7bc0e2387ee6e1e9bc60fd6&t;=1634
1781294
Yes,although at the expense of the battery,which is not a big thing.Please note this device needs to be use by a two party for this observation ,and in cronic cases see a medical professional .
1888271
I have not tried to do this although I don't see why you couldn't. It is not meant as a continuous monitor as you would find on a treadmill, though.
1322747
Only if u are setting it to keep track. You would have to also periodically check your pulse for a reading. This is strictly used for when you are exercising
1043942
If you use a heart rate monitor such as a strap used around the chest or if you have exercise equipment that has built in pada on the handlebars. This product will create and send a fast electrical link with your equipment to let you see your heart rate progress during workout. A little goes a long way and works whether on your hand, if you equipment comes so equipped or on a chest strap
2195107
It is not a heart rate monitor per se. So, if you want to know if you are at 140 or 150 beats per minute, this is not for you. This product takes different measurements of your skin temperature and other data from an arm band and makes calculations to figure out how many calories you are burning. One of those factors might be your heart rate, but I'm not sure. By the way I had the blue tooth version of this and the one that connects to a monitor you wear like a watch. That version of this product is much better. It's more reliable and you can tell how many calories you are burning per minute. It is not a heart rate monitor per se. So, if you want to know if you are at 140 or 150 beats per minute, this is not for you. This product takes different measurements of your skin temperature and other data from an arm band and makes calculations to figure out how many calories you are burning. One of those factors might be your heart rate, but I'm not sure. By the way I had the blue tooth version of this and the one that connects to a monitor you wear like a watch. That version of this product is much better. It's more reliable and you can tell how many calories you are burning per minute.
1422499
It could be used continuously but it would be difficult during exercise as it is held on by friction. The app records, however, only the last reading. You could write an app that theoretically talks to it to continuously record but iHealth would need to release an API
1420828
Absolutely. You don't have to move arms to measure your heart rate. I had was with a transmitter - it wasn't functioning right & I sent it back.
1410151
I can use it for watching heart rate & O2 sat, I have not used it for more than a couple of mins., but I do shut it off and do not wait for it to 'log off' . It can be moved from one hand to the other w/o shutting it down...Hope that helps ?