Can this be worn during exercise (running)? Will it give you a continuous heart rate or do you have to stop to get a reading?
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My Concord Sapphire stays on while attached to you finger, even if you are moving. If not attached, it turns itself off after a few seconds. Of course, continuous operation must affect battery life.
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Hi M. Murray. I am an EMT. I use my pulse ox to monitor an irregular heart rate that I sometimes experience. I haven't tried using the pulse ox while exercising or running. The pulse ox clips to the end of your index finger. It may slip off during exercise. It is usually used in a controlled environment. Hope this helps. -Gwen
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Yes, you can wear it while exercising but it may not be very comfortable after a half hour or more and you will want to be careful that it stays in place and doesn't go flying off since it is not designed for such. It takes constant readings -- showing your heart rate as well as your oxygen/blood saturation level.
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Watch is worn on wrist. That is most of the movement that is "tracked". -- However, it should pick up heart rate based on exercise...whatever you are doing.
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You have to keep checking your heart rate. Mine no longer works and I have had it less then a year.
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You could, but probably shouldn't...I've been wearing it almost all day every day first week I bought it. Even at night sometimes. It was quiet interesting experiment to see how different activities affect heart rate (my heart rate drops below 60 when working with computers and steady 65 at night)By the 8th day I've noticed redness on my skin where the rubber contacts were touching and then it started itching. It makes sense: the skins doesn't breath there and strap traps salt from sweat.So now I cut down on wearing it only when I work out.
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It is not necessary, just if you have a more detailed information. But the heart rate monitor can be a big deal if you want to train with heart zones, I started to use it in my runs and it is wonderful to control yourself with your heart.
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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.
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In order to monitor your heart rate you do. It's easier when you are working out than the ones that you have to stop what you are doing and touch the phone in multiple places and wait. But you do have to have both pieces and it isn't super comfy.
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It gives a continuous reading of your heart rate. You can see the rate change as your exertion go up or down.
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My resting pulse if 56 and I have had no problems. Be sure that it is fastened snugly and that you do not have any lotion on. It does not work well if you are doing an activity where you will be flexing your wrist a lot (like yoga and weight lifting). Works well for running, cycling, etc.
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What activity are you doing when "it starts reading"? 78-80 bpm seems pretty reasonable for a relatively fit person to exhibit when they leisurely walk across flat ground. That's where mine starts reading after I walk from my house to my garage and get ready to start my bike ride. My resting heart rate is about 51 bpm (just before I get out of bed). You can verify the accuracy by feeling your pulse with your index finger on your jugular, counting the number of beats in 10 seconds and then multiply that by 6. I routinely check my timex monitor like this and it's pretty bang on accurate. The only time it's not accurate is when I ride my bike in sub zero weather.
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It is very simple to use and understand and would be great for use on long walks as you have to stop to check your heart rate. You can try to check it while moving but it will only work about half the time, it works really well when you are standing still to check
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It only counts them as you put your heart rate in. It is very sensitive so you cant move your arm around while you are trying to capture your heart rate, I actually have to stop running for a minute and press the buttons to get a reading. It will then calculate the calories burned based on the time elapsed at the heart rate that you captured, so for example if you run for thirty minutes you would need to stop a couple times during your run to get a heart rate reading and if you stop the timer before your last heart rate reading it will not calculate those calories. So long story longer I like it to get and "idea" of my calories but it is a pain to stop several times to get the heart rate reading and I question how truly accurate it is since it is not real time for the heart rate only when you actually press the buttons to capture the heart rate...but I hate chest straps so this is the next best thing for me. Hope that helps
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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
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If you press it once it shows the pulse and the read out is constant. If you press it again then there are a few display option for the constant read out when using the heart rate monitor with the stopwatch function.
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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.
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To use for informational purpose yes, however if it is in attempt to get approval from insurance for any reason such as oxygen use at home then NO. I bought it for running, it reads wonderfully on a still finger or with minimal movement but will not read at all with fast paced walking or running.
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if you are wearing jogging pants or some loose fitting pants. but i never put mine anywhere but on my wrist as i have heart monitor that goes with it.i only wear mine when i walk or sleep. as i bought the top of the line one with all the bells and whistles.