do i have to buy a separate heart rate monitor strap with it
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from what i understand, Garmin offers the watch alone, or the watch with the heart rate monitor. i got the package that came with both. on a side note, i love my garmin 310xt
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You have to check the options on the one you pick, but this one apparently comes with it. If you have had other Forerunners, the heart rate monitor strap seems to work well with any of them. It is another reason I like the 310 - the heart rate monitor is usually pretty good. But there is one big thing I have found and that is that if you wear clothes that have static or some certain fabrics, it won't work well, so you have to figure out what clothes don't interfere with it.
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I believe the difference is the foot pod. You cannot use it without a chest strap for heart rate, but you can use the foot pod without the chest strap.
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Yes, chest strap is included. Awesome heart rate monitor. I highly recommend it.
611304
Yes it comes with the chest strap monitor. I have also found that, by accident, that monitor operates on the same transmission frequency, to the wrist display unit, that is used by Life Fitness treadmills. I get automatic heart rate display from our treadmill.
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No, you have to buy the package "with heart rate monitor", same with the 620.
1004661
This is the elastic strap only. It secures the heart rate monitor to your chest. It should be compatible with any Garmin HRM.
840562
The strap is a sensor--it has everything to detect your heart rate--but you of course have to buy the display unit. It'll work with a Garmin or other ANT device.
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Yes, the chest strap is the only way to detect your heart rate. It works well with this watch. The first time I used it while on one of the treadmills at our fitness center, I noticed that the chest strap also automatically syncs wirelessly with the treadmill, which shows your heart rate on its display screen. Hope this is helpful!
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Hi. It depends on what you want it for. For speed and distance you don't need any extra accessories. For Heart Rate you need the strap and for cadence you need the foot pod.
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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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This is just the HRM strap. Also need Garmin watch such as Forerunner or Edge to output the HR information.
1447344
The one I got was the Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor (Soft Strap) ordered on Amazon. It works perfectly.
1301908
There are two versions of the Garmin edge 810 (one confess with a heart rate monitor/strap, the other doesn't). If you buy just the GPS unit, you can always by the heart rate monitor separately afterwards.
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The wrist band is plastic and it is not removable, you would have to cut it, you could thread a leather wrist band across the back through each loop for the band but then the heart rate monitor won't work or you could go to a leather worker and get them to sew on a band on each side for the band. But that would be a giant hassle.
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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.
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No. No strap. You exercise, then put your finger on pad to get heart rate. Technically... you don't even need to wear it.
840651
Interesting! I am looking at buying the 405 without the strap, as I still have the one from my now stolen 305. The Garmin support website says that some versions of the 405 are compatible with the HR monitor. How can you tell if the one you are buying is compatible? Or is it just a trick to make you buy the more expensive version?