Do you need to purchase the Bluetooth heart rate sensor, or can the activity tracker be used alone?
1036913
It works without the heart rate monitor strap, but it will make a significant difference in accuracy if you do have one. I wear mine with just the loop bracelet and put on the chest strap for workouts and heavy activity. This is the best combo, and why I purchased it in the first place.
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.
1036915
for just wearing around, general activity-no HR sensor required. BUT what makes this band great is that for your actual workouts if you use the HR sensor it tracks HR, calories, HR zone and breaks that info out into a workout summary that you can access from the app and track (if you're into that sort of thing which I am). The workout still counts toward daily activity, but you have that detail available as well.
1085238
Yes, I use it myself to track my soccer performance. Even better if you combine it with the heart tracking and the gps watch.
1801284
It would work fine as a stand alone pedometer, but you would be missing out on the tracking and challenge features.
1376444
You can program it either way when you do your HR set up. Its easier for run/bike to use percents if you want to stay in a zone, and it has zone alarms. I wear the watch in the pool but not the heart rate monitor. It will take time to get used to the watch and its functions, but read and re read the instructions. You will be fine. My only issue with it is the intervals. But otherwise like the watch.
1443868
I'm sure you can wear it to get a measure of your calories burned throughout the day, but I believe this device is most accurate when used during your workouts. However there are other devices that can do this for you -- I recommend checking out the FitBit. :)
2031176
A chest strap is needed and included with this product. This is not Bluetooth but that sensor can be ordered. All workouts are logged using USB device and uploaded to polarpersonaltrainer.com. I don't use run keeper so wouldn't know. With the optional Bluetooth sensor, I don't see why it wouldn't.
234614
From what I experience, I bougth the base model without the heart rate mnitor. So you can bay with or without, but there is a price differnce. My case, $400 with out and $440 with the monitor. Please be sure in the description specifies with or w/o.
525931
When I bought it the heart rate monitor was included. I wanted that, but I didn't need a foot pod, and I don't need it.It's up to you if you need a heart rate monitor, but I think that will help you out with your training.
2195103
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.
1113642
It depends on what devices you're going to be using. Garmin's cadence/speed sensors, and heart rate straps use ANT+, and seem to be the most common. If that's the case, this is what you'll need to pair your computer to the ANT+ devices, and allow you to use them with Trainer Road. It's also possible that the sensors you're going to be using are capable of Bluetooth Smart (BT 4.0). If that's the case, your computer may already be equipped to handle them. Wahoo Fitness makes cadence/speed, and heart rate sensors that are both ANT+ and Bluetooth 4.0 compatible. For more info, check out Trainer Road's "Getting Started" page. It depends on what devices you're going to be using. Garmin's cadence/speed sensors, and heart rate straps use ANT+, and seem to be the most common. If that's the case, this is what you'll need to pair your computer to the ANT+ devices, and allow you to use them with Trainer Road. It's also possible that the sensors you're going to be using are capable of Bluetooth Smart (BT 4.0). If that's the case, your computer may already be equipped to handle them. Wahoo Fitness makes cadence/speed, and heart rate sensors that are both ANT+ and Bluetooth 4.0 compatible. For more info, check out Trainer... » Read More It depends on what devices you're going to be using. Garmin's cadence/speed sensors, and heart rate straps use ANT+, and seem to be the most common. If that's the case, this is what you'll need to pair your computer to the ANT+ devices, and allow you to use them with Trainer Road. It's also possible that the sensors you're going to be using are capable of Bluetooth Smart (BT 4.0). If that's the case, your computer may already be equipped to handle them. Wahoo Fitness makes cadence/speed, and heart rate sensors that are both ANT+ and Bluetooth 4.0 compatible. For more info, check out Trainer Road's "Getting Started" page. « Show Less
2085861
The manual that it came with was pretty basic, but no mention of heart rate monitor, and I checked and did not see this feature in the settings. No App market support. Said to be waterproof by manufacturer in ad, but upon receiving, indicates that it is not waterproof, and to not allow exposure to moisture.
916735
I have both the BT 4.0 "smart" speed/cadence and heart rate monitors, they work simultaneously. It's up to the app to pair them. Runkeeper MTB just had to "unpair all" and re-discover to sync them the first time; Endomondo recognized both inmediately.
10008
No, it does not require a heart monitor. It tracks your calories by how much it estimates based on your movements. I think it is pretty good at sensing movements. Again, I have no problems with it other that you care barely read the screen. I wish the background was dark and the numbers were light.
1978832
Yes, you can also sync your headphones to the watch itself. Infact you can transfer music onto the watch itself, and run without your phone, it will let you listen to the music and track your steps and heart rate. However, if you are not semi-near your phone it will not receive phone calls or notifications.
724646
Pebble itself does not have the ability to monitor heart rate. So you'll need a separate heart rate sensor. However, it can interface with apps that DO, like Runkeeper. So basically if you can get the heart rate info on your phone in some way, you should be able to get it on Pebble too with a third party app.
761738
The wahoo app is pretty amazing. It allows you to customize workouts and which sensors to use. For indoor treadmill use, I have the heartrate monitor, but turn off GPS. For something outside, I like to track where I run so will turn on heartrate and gps. You can set up each workout under a different profile, and customize which displays you'd like to see. I like the one that shows my optimal fat burn heart rate. Oh, I almost forgot you can also set each profile to alert you. I have mine to alert me when my heart rate enters optimal fat burning zone, and also when it leaves it.
183001
well its monitors your heart rate if you want to calculate distance you will have to get one of two things you can either get a foot pedometer or can buy a Bluetooth heart rate monitor that will work with a phone device and your watch