does it work w/ the heart rate machines at the gym?
1973558
To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't. You need to put 2 fingers on the watch sensors to get a pulse reading.
723894
NO, Florence, they don't. The device [elliptical, treadmill, etc] has to be iFit capable meaning there is a little SD card slot on the front in the console somewhere. If you have a newer workout machine they may be iFit but they don't take the SD cards, they are wirelessly connected to the iFit program. So the cards would not work on those, but the device has iFit. So, make sure the workout machine takes the SD cards before you buy one. If you buy one with wireless iFit, be aware you need a good internet connection, if you live in the sticks it may not work as well if your internet service is slow, the iFit program might not run flawlessly. Hope this helps.
371593
Yes the heart rate monitor only works when you touch the face, I would not recommend this watch for regular monitoring of the heart. It's designed for working out. I suppose if I felt my heart felt a bit irregular I might think to use this as a guide line or idea, but certainly would follow up with a true medical device or my doctor. I have been extremely satisfied with this watch for working out, but if I needed something to monitor my heart rate for medical purposes I would not use this watch. Hope this helps
1152749
Yes it does - you can use it ion the manual mode where you set the resistance . The heart rate monitor works well on this bike. I am a heart patient as well and depended on that.
852441
When I have used it with the machines at my gym it seems to be fairly accurate at tracking my heart rate. It is as accurate as an average digital watch.
1036914
Most of my workouts are on stationary or road bikes and in the gym. Without the heart rate monitor, these workouts don't really count. It's best to get the monitor, unless you are moving a lot on non-stationary objects.
2116229
I use mine with a Precor Elliptical. The machine picks it up great. I have found that it will not pick up a coded transmitter. I have also found that if you have the transmitter on and also use the heart rate pickups in the handles, the two, slightly not syncronized signals confuse the heart rate readout.
670821
Yes, as you build up the time and coordination using it you will get your heart rate up. It comes with a nice glossey poster showing different poses in the exercise to use the blade. I keep it in the corner where I walk by and see it and pick it up to use it a couple minutes at a time. My favorite piece of exercise equipment and I have bought a lot!
641517
I'm guessing the answer is yes, even though I've never been to a gym with ANT+ equipment. Only because I've got a Garmin GPS watch which is ANT+ for its wireless protocol and it works just fine.
710366
Yes it does, but you have to enter the info about your heart rate and height and all of that when you go into the setup mode. If you are dropping weight regularly, you need to frequently re-enter that info by going into the setup mode again.
805472
Negative. The watch already has a heart rate monitor. You can display real time info when using the exercise function.
1065392
Also, read the other answers: this device DOES NOT offer continuous heart rate monitoring. I think the description is a little misleading about that. For me a deal breaker.
2226563
It is compatible with everything I use at our gym (LA Fitness) and picks up the heart rate within seconds of starting. I read many reviews that it was compatible with the Cybex Arc Trainer 360A as well as many other machines. Hope this helps!
1542679
I use this HRM with the Digifit app and it does allow you to connect to myFitness by syncing your workouts.
710365
Yes it does if you enter the info about your personal heart rate in your set up mode. Hope this helps
100824
Hi, the heart rate monitor works just fine for me and I've used it for maybe 7-10 runs and get VERY sweaty.
576399
Yes. I have used it with older garmin heart rate monitors and it works fine. When you add an accessory there is a menu choice to scan for the new accessory and it will be added at that time.