Does the HR monitor work while swimming?
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No. I believe the HR doesn't work in the water but it's water resistant to 30 meters.
1448871
Hi. This watch works with Ant connection between watch and the heartrate monitor. Ant devises uses a frequency that doesn't work under water.
1448872
I'm not sure, the hr monitor has a text that says waterproof for 30 meters depth, but I have not tried. Last weekend I was diving but my watch, but under water the buttoms do not response. It begin to run two days after.
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Hello Bruce, I had the Nike+ Sportswatch GPS and needed a HRM to go with it. I just checked the Product Description here on Amazon and found the following: "Polar WearLink+ transmitter Nike+ picks up your heart's signals and transfers that data into the Nike+ system. The soft fabric chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.Transfers heart rate information while swimming with products which support 5kHz transmission** FT1, FT2, FT4, FT7, FT40, FT60, FT80, RS100, RS300X, RS400, RCX5, CS100, CS200, CS300" so I guess it does work with the CS300
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Hi Penny. Till now, the swimming pool usage has had no problems at all. I'm not a pro swimmer, (only 2.500 mt) 3 times a month, but I do lots of running and a sweat allot. I did check the CNET Fitbit Flex review and the Engadget "hands-on at Fitbit Flex" review before adding the Flex as a personal monitor. Give it a view if you can.
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If you wear the heart rate monitor all day it does. Keep in mind it is a strap around your chest and it is not comfortable for extended uses. I only wear mine during workouts and it works very well.
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I've never used it IN the water (i.e., swimming), and given that it is an electronic gadget, I wouldn't think you would want to purposefully put your heart monitor under water. But I get pretty sweaty during my HIIT workouts and I don't think spilling a little water from your water bottle from time to time harms it.
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yes, but its not meant to be submerged. If youre looking for a GPS watch for swimming, you wont find one. All of my friends have different ones so ive got to borrow them. the best for swimming i tried was the Garmin Forerunner 610, but even that one and all the rest constantly lose signal with each stroke as it goes under water
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The GSI is probably water-resistant to a depth of several maters, so you likely wouldn't hurt it if you wore it while swimming as a watch. However, the heart rate monitor works on the basis of wireless transmission from the chest strap to the GSI. This is designed for transmission through air, not through water. I wouldn't risk it.
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Yes it can. I wear it when I swim in my pool. Make sure your battery is good. Occasionally the chlorine content in my pool will cause spurious signal issues, but it works. Also don't push any buttons on the watch under water.
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yes. though it's a little hard to read it while your swimming (because of the movement, not the display). but if you're stopped with head out of the water, it's readable. Even underwater, holding still, it's legible.
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Rasih,According to the Polar website, you can use this HRM (and all of their products) for swimming. You may want to check this link <http://www.polarusa.com/service_repair/faq_con5.asp?ID=14>. However, the it sounds like the HR data may not be as reliable as in other sports.I will be trying out my F6 in the pool tonight, if I have issues I will be happy to report back, otherwise assume that all is good. By the way, I love my F6, specially the SonicLink feature that allows you to download your HR data to your PC.Cheers,
1360887
No. It just monitors actual steps you take. Swimming for example would not be monitored either.
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I believe the heart rate monitor only syncs with the Nike+ watch and the Nike+ GPS watch requires a USB cord to hook up to a PC. By the way this is by far the best HR monitor I've owned & the GPS does a great job keeping track of pace and elevation for even 6+ hour cross country runs and bike rides. The Google maps of the workouts on Nike website has allowed me to find nearby trails I would have otherwise missed.
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Yes, you most definitely can as long as you have the heart rate monitor synced to your watch. Unfortunately this watch doesn't come with a built-in HR monitor. But it can be purchased separately.
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It's been my experience that the vivofit won't give you any useful data in a pool, at least not for lap swimming. Of course, you'll want to know how many steps from the locker room to the pool and back. While swimming freestyle it counts random steps inconsistently and you'll lose the heart rate signal since bluetooth doesn't transmit in water. I suggest the Garmin Swim for lap swimming.
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I imagine so. When I am resting on the side of the pool for 5 minutes to get my resting heart rate it does great, so I imagine it will do fine.
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Yes, I wore mine in the pool & lake several times and it worked just fine. However, after I changed the battery in the HRM, I haven't worn it in the water.
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No. It calculates the estimate by skin temperature, movement, and some other things through the sensor. I use both armband and a polar hrm and they are pretty much the same for my activity. Sometimes the hrm will be moreand ssometimes it's less.