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Heart Rate Monitors
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My chest strap monitor has given up the ghost but it is very old so no complaints.
Are the wristwatch type as accurate for measuring heart rate during exercise? I have no experienced of these new fangled devices so any thoughts are welcome.
It must be one that pairs with equipment.
Not sure if this should be in tech but hey ho
Are the wristwatch type as accurate for measuring heart rate during exercise? I have no experienced of these new fangled devices so any thoughts are welcome.
It must be one that pairs with equipment.
Not sure if this should be in tech but hey ho
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I use a Withings Scanwatch. Quite pricey, but medically certified.
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I can't see why (or even how) a wrist-strap monitor should be less accurate than one on your chest. After all, it's only taking your pulse and the traditional way for a doctor or nurse to take your pulse is to feel for it in your wrist.
I use a wrist-strap blood pressure monitor every day, which also records my pulse (as I'm sure that they all do), and, while wrist measurements of blood pressure might not be quite as accurate as upper arm measurements, I've no doubt at all that it's 100% accurate as far as the heart rate recording is concerned.
I use a wrist-strap blood pressure monitor every day, which also records my pulse (as I'm sure that they all do), and, while wrist measurements of blood pressure might not be quite as accurate as upper arm measurements, I've no doubt at all that it's 100% accurate as far as the heart rate recording is concerned.
It isn't the point at which the rate is measured which is the problem but the method used, chest straps measure the heart beat using electrodes placed either side of the heart whereas wrist based monitors use optical sensors to measure blood flow. Good article here citing studies showing optical accuracy falling off as intensity of exercise increases. https:/ /www.cy clingne ws.com/ feature s/wrist -vs-che st-stra p-heart -rate-m onitor- which-i s-bette r-for-y ou/