Greetings all!
Anybody use one said devices with any degree of accuracy? Do they monitor an accurate heart rate?
Greetings all!
Anybody use one said devices with any degree of accuracy? Do they monitor an accurate heart rate?
Here's a good, though slightly dated, review of the accuracy of some of the most popular fitness trackers that also measure heart rate (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/heart-ra...view-2885.html).
Basically, they all do a really good job if you're wearing them properly and you're working at a steady state. If you're doing something like interval training, the contact sensors keep up well, but the optical sensors (like what's in a FitBit), often lag behind any changes in your heart rate.
Long story short, they're surprisingly accurate.
Skin tone matters. I'm a red head and I've tried three different green-LED heart rate monitors, including the series 2 Apple watch and NONE of them track my heart rate accurately compared to a chest strap. Often they're off by 30 bpm. I was really hopeful I could go with one of these LED monitors, but have had to revert by to my garmin + chest strap. If you can try one before you buy one I would go that route.
T3-T6 complete since Sept 2015.