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I've got two old Garmin Heart rate straps & wanted to see if I could get some more life out of them before buying a brand new one. Came across this seller and was a bit sceptical that these clips would work but figured for the price I had nothing to lose. Used both clips with my old heart rate straps on runs this weekend & they both work like a charm. Very happy & thinking to buy another one as a back up for when the inevitable happens as Garmin tech isn't built to last! 100% recommend.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The Good: At low intensity workouts, this is very accurate. It connects well via Bluetooth with both my Sony phone and Samsung tablet. I used 'myworkouts' app which it tried and tested and is 4.7/5 on playstore (200k downloads). The Bad: Once you start pushing it, 160bpm and higher, it will do one of the 3 following: 1. Report accurately, 2. Report less than 130bpm 3. Not report anything! I put the failure down to the contact pads moving on my chest whilst doing P90X home workouts; despite losening/tightening, wetting with water and with ultrasound gel, changing the battery (for completeness). But it could be that it fails to pick up my heart rate when it's racing - the reason that I bought it! For example, when doing Plyometrics or other heavy cardio, I push it hard. My pulse, measured by counting beats per 15, 30 or 60 secs, is often 170 to max 180bpm. However, the hrm only registers 140-155 which is way out! Sometimes will measure 180bpm accurately, other times will measure 130bpm. When doing weights, my heart rate gets above 160bpm for short time periods only. I can confirm that the hrm matches exactly and accurately my actual pulse measured by the old fashioned way of pulse counting and a timer. I have not tested this while running. I suspect it will be as inaccurate at high heart rate due to it moving about but I can't be sure. I don't want to quibble over twenty quid as this is OK for the price. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I paid the extra few pounds for the boxed version with instructions. Don’t bother the instructions are useless. It’s straight forward connecting it to your Garmin device or other type of sports computer. Works well and the results show up on strava when I uploaded them from my Garmin
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Early days, and I haven't used it in water yet, but it seems to work well, is light and comfortable, and about a third of the price of the big brands.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Ive not used a HRM before but decided garmin was the way to go.wasnt disappointed,setting up was easy to my iphone via app .recording is continous and full screen display showing data.Very pleased and very useful in training
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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