What do you need to do to get an accurate reading from the heart rate monitor?
1639036
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.
1639037
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.
1639038
Frankly, I do not use it. I simply take my pulse for 6 seconds (using the clock on the bike) and add a zero :) 13 beats in 6 seconds means I'm at 130 BPM, works fine. I use the bike a bunch and ride it hard, great piece of equipment.
1639039
I've had an issue with this also since the meter doesn't stop to take the reading. I place my hands on the handles and stop pedaling. the first reading is always high, and after about 30 seconds or so starts to go down. I usually go by the second or third number down. I think that's about as close as you can get -- just make sure you stop pedaling when you take the reading.
1639040
Put both hands on the sensor rod, hold them firmly but not too hard, try to hold steady not moving or shaking, it should give you a reading in about 20 seconds. But usually not correct one, wait for the second reading, it will be more accurate, after third one, should be good.
1639041
For me it was all about the amount of pressure, placement of my hands on the bar and holding very still.
2067588
You should just need the chest strap heart rate monitor, the foot pod is really only to calculate the amount of steps you take. The watch itself is really the only thing you NEED.
596110
You must press the pulse button to get a pulse reading. It will continue real time as long as you hold the button. There are few on the market that take continuous pulse on the wrist yet, I've looked ;)
2219251
This isn't meant to take readings while exercising. It won't take your HR while on your wrist. You'd have to take it off, activate the screen, keep tapping the toggle button until you reach the HR / Sleep mode screen, swipe to activate HR reader, hold the Pulse between your fingers gently (holding it firm causes reading to fail) and wait about 7 seconds. This process is easy for me and I have taken my reading while running but I don't see most people having the patience.There are better waist fitting HR readers that give you a better experience.
895294
You need to put your index fingertip of the opposite hand in the metal around the watch. You hold it there for maybe 1 to 2 seconds and it gives you a reading. The metal has a sensor to read the heart beats.
100826
The key is make sure the watch is tightly secure and above the wrist bone; you may have to wait 10-30 seconds before it starts reading your heart rate before you begin. the heart rate on my current watch has been great for running and cycling. As a matter of fact, I can use it to monitor my heart rate while swimming, so instead of using the "swim" mode activity, which does not monitor heart rate, I use the "treadmill" mode activity. BUT, with that said, I did have a model which I had to return because the heart rate monitor was defective, sweat causing it to stop or have wild readings. Sweat should not impact how it works--you are suppose to sweat when you run. The key is make sure the watch is tightly secure and above the wrist bone; you may have to wait 10-30 seconds before it starts reading your heart rate before you begin. the heart rate on my current watch has been great for running and cycling. As a matter of fact, I can use it to monitor my heart rate while swimming, so instead of using the "swim" mode activity, which does not monitor heart rate, I use the "treadmill" mode activity. BUT, with that said, I did have a model which I had to return because the heart rate monitor was defective, sweat causing it to... » Read More The key is make sure the watch is tightly secure and above the wrist bone; you may have to wait 10-30 seconds before it starts reading your heart rate before you begin. the heart rate on my current watch has been great for running and cycling. As a matter of fact, I can use it to monitor my heart rate while swimming, so instead of using the "swim" mode activity, which does not monitor heart rate, I use the "treadmill" mode activity. BUT, with that said, I did have a model which I had to return because the heart rate monitor was defective, sweat causing it to stop or have wild readings. Sweat should not impact how it works--you are suppose to sweat when you run. « Show Less
1723198
I use the Polar Heart rate sensor and the runtastic Cadence sensor. They are both reasonably reliable and would recommend them
880200
You need to make sure it is sync'd to your Garmin device. Look at the instruction manual (also available online) for how to sync the heart rate monitor to your device. If that doesn't work, replace the battery and try again.
765825
You can't. I've had three (returned 2 due to this issue) and I ended up manually taking into account SpO2 readings are 1-4% low after talking to an otherwise very helpful tech rep. Manual says +/-2%, but all 3 were off 50% of the time with more than 2% on the low side, but never the high side. Pulse readings on all three were OK, though. Btw, in spite this shortcoming, I do like the product as I can use its alarm feature to wake me up when my heart rate or O2 drops too low.
534006
I can't speak for other owners, but my personal experience wasn't favorable. The watch had great difficulty receiving the signal from the band encircling the chest. I found it necessary to constantly readjust the band, and even then a heart rate reading could only obtained infrequently. Currently I am looking into purchasing an all-in-one monitor that acquires the heart rate at the wrist; i.e., by the watch itself. Hope this helps.
593258
There's a setting for body and another for anything else (water, food, etc.). Follow the instructions for each and you'll get accurate readings.
252756
There is a mode on the watch that will provide the calories used along with a bar graft indicating the intensity of your workout... 1 bar light workout, 2 bar moderate, etc. As far as knowing the accuracy of the reading on calories - the caloric result is based on the amt of time and your heart rate at the end of your workout session. If your finger is not dry or at correct pressure on sensor of watch, you can get a misread on your pulse. It took me a little bit to get used to the sensitivity of the sensor. It is satisfying to get the caloric reading after working out or biking, whatever.
1825534
I do NOT use all of the fancy stuff like hi and lo alarms, I just put it on and watch my heart rate. It cant be any easier. It goes something like this. I wet the inside of the monitor so it gets a better read from my skin. Then i put the watch on. Then i press the red button on the lower right. then I read the numbers. It is just that easy. Enjoy.
1717754
The monitor will sound slow like it's struggling to keep going. If it doesn't get a reading a "O" or "error" will appear on the screen...if a reading comes up that doesn't seem accurate, I repeat the process to verify whether the first reading was right or not...though I feel like it's usually pretty accurate.
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.
1712217
The heart rate monitor works one you push the start icon. It takes a few moments to measure then displays your heart rate. -Word of caution: It is not accurate but the Samsung SActive phone sensor is very accurate.
1929809
I have to push my finger completely to the back of device to get consistent results. I usually check my blood pressure at the same time i check my oxygen level. I have noticed that there are sometimes when my pulse rate is 4-5 numbers apart. In that case I usually checg b/p and ozygen again, if they are still close then I just average the numbers.