All I want is to know my heart rate... No apps, straps, gps, lights, bells or whistles... Is this the most accurate watch without a chest strap???
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Yes. It will display the heart rate. No straps. It uses optical sensor on the backside of watch which is flush with your wrist. They claim the accuracy is 1%. If you do not want to connect via bluetooth to an app, you don't have to.
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Hi Eric: I think it is quite accurate. i did a comparison with my Polar that uses a strap and they were consistently within +/- 2 bpm of each other, often matching exactly. I did find that the Polar seemed to fluctuate more, the MIO did not change readings as rapidly.
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I was looking for the same thing. Saddly I found it highly inaccurate. It depended on positioning and how tight it was to my skin.
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Based on my tests with equipment in the gym, it typically mirrors what the sensor on the gym equipment tells me. One thing to note, it does, on occasion, just drop your heart rate in half for 30 seconds to a minute and then finds its way back.
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I have found it very accurate when compared against other devices like treadmill sensors which you hold on to and even when I compare to a blood pressure monitor.There is a little heart which flashes on the top right so if you hold your other hand to the pulse at your neck you can get confirmation that the heartbeat measured on the watch coincides with the actual heartbeat you are experiencing.
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Yes Yes and Yes. I have checked with other heart rate monitors for sport use and after averaging and allowing scientific deduction I am sure ,this is most accurate continous heart rate monitor.
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Eric I have had my unit for 6 months now and the short answer to your question is yes. But only if you run or fast walk which is done with the forearm bent. If the arm is held down as in biking, walking, or hiking it is not so accurate. You can see my review for more information.
200250
No, you don't. I wear my Omron just like a watch. You place two fingers on the face and in a few seconds you have your heart rate. I love mine and it' accurate.
1840025
You'll need to wear the chest strap for the Vivo to read heart rate. It does save the data as you exercise and it is neat to see the graph of your work-out afterwards.
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When I bought this back in December of 2010 (not sure if it's the exact same model) it did come with a chest strap. Now, speaking of straps, the wrist strap broke in less than a year, rendering the watch useless since the wrist strap is an integral part of the watch and not user-replaceable. At all. So check to see if they've updated the watch!
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the watch part itself does not have a chest strap, however, the monitor that attaches to your chest and sends the information to the watch does have an adjustable chest strap.
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Yes, you do have to have the chest band on or else it has no way to measure your heart rate.
1868452
When you are using it as a heart rate monitor it is in that mode (you have to push a button to get it there) all it does is monitor you heart rate. You just have to look at it. No recall needed. The chest strap communicates to the watch constantly.
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does this watch come with a chest strapped heart monitor or is it integrated in the watch?
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I think you got the wrong item. Ambit 2 Heart comes with the chest strap. The Ambit 2 watch comes alone. Cheers
850327
This model does not include the heart rate monitor and strap. They do have a model that does, but this model is only the watch.
2010773
Do not worry ! It works very well. I use it every day during exercise, it perfectly comes with the chest strap heart rate.
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Hi, it depends on what kind of sports will you practice. Good to have the GPS for running (or foot pod), and speed or cadence sensor for bike if you are a thriatlete.But just for heart rate monitoring nothing else is needed. Sensor and strap are included in the package, even in basic version of the watch.
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It the band for the heart rate sensor comes with the watch. If you need other sensors ( I.e.: cadence, speed, distances, etc) you have to buy them separately. The watch works with gps por speed and distance but does not measure cadence without the sensor. Hope this answer helps you.
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Yes. It comes with a chest strap. Make sure you order it including the strap. Some of the sellers have a without strap option, but you NEED the strap for heart rate.
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I'm not sure what video you are referring to, but: you need a smart phone in order to use the watch. Without a smart phone it won't do anything except for tell you what time it is. Setting the watch up wasn't super easy, but they have a website and they give you the step by step. In retrospect I would have just bought a heart rate belt that I could have linked with my iPhone - saved the money. As the watch can not run independently with the heart rate monitoring belt without a smart phone.
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I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something simple and this one did just what I needed. I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something... » Read More I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something simple and this one did just what I needed. « Show Less
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You have to wear the heart monitor around your chest and it links up to the watch. Mine can link up with my smartphone but the watch cannot do heart rate by itself