how does it monitor your heart rate?
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You hold your finger over the red sensor at the bottom of the watch face, and I guess it counts your pulse.
2104792
Yes. There is a chest strap to monitor your heart rate. A sensor for the crank to measure the cadence and a sensor for the wheel to measure the speed.
1908455
Yes. You have to press and hold the button as it measures your heart rate from your finger.
782766
It does have a pulse rate monitor, but you have access the back of the device - it has to be take out of the wrist band or clip holder to perform the function.
1343759
Strap goes on your chest ( below sternum ) & watch on wrist. Strap gives data to watch, which in turn will record heart rate data. Watch will display heart rate , calories burnt etc.
93321
Hi Brian, good question. Basis bands detect heart rate in real time on the wrist and show minute averages on your online dashboard. You can track you stress by monitoring your elevated heart rate but the band is not meant to diagnose any health conditions.
1727424
You have to keep checking your heart rate. Mine no longer works and I have had it less then a year.
1980065
Yes, you have to use the chest strap to read your heart rate. It calculates everything (calories burned, etc.) from you heart rate.
523023
You put it on and then with your thumb and an index finger hold down the metal ring for a few seconds and it will display your heart rate
1839666
The device comes with a heart rate monitor included and it does give the max and average heart rates. The device actually gives quite a deal of information. Runners world, when they did a review of the previous model of this watch called it "The Data Miner." I mostly use it with a footpod so it gives pace, speed and distance etc.
464437
Sorry, I don't know the answer to that question. I can tell you that this watch doesn't come with a heart rate monitor. I bought 2 of them. I'm not sure where Amazon got that picture from showing the watch with a monitor cord.
2195104
It does not monitor heart rate. You have to purchase a garmin heart rate monitor and only certain ones. They do link up. If you are concerned about your heart rate then I would make the purchase but I have not felt the need. Not yet anyway.
2177631
The book with it says it detects irregular heart beat. I havent used it much to run into that
2110760
Sorry, if your question related to blood pressure. The Polar WearLink + only registers your heart rate.
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
993334
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.
1260284
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.