looking for a good swim/heart rate monitoring watch, has anyone used it for swimming
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I swam with mine in a lap pool. Never leaked but it is reall bulky and you can feel it holding you back on your wrist. when swimming, I used a smaller hr monitor watch for swim because that was all I needed and it wasn't getting in the way.
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Garmin sells a different watch for swimming (an extra 150$). I tried it for swimming, and it doesn't work at all. And since Garmin is not reliable (read the reviews, most of them stop working after a year or 2 just like mine did), I would go for something else. I just bough a Suunto Ambit2 S, and for 400$, you can run, cycle, swim, and much much more than a Garmin crap. Easier to use, more confortable, better software.
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i use the Alpha Mio continuous heart rate monitor watch while swimming. it reliably gives heart rate while swimming without pushing buttons. i can keep track of my heart rate without stopping and looking directly at the dial because there are colored LED lights that flash my approximate heart rate which are easy to check during the swim stroke. After the swim/run/bike ride, the watch will give me average heart rate during the workout and length of workout. I am not a mio employee.
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No. It is not good for swimming. Even running it seems that the sweet enters the watch.
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I do water aerobics 3 hours/week with my Loop and I have no problems. It is one of the few all-day activity trackers that you can swim with. However, the Loop will not accurately track swimming activity such as laps, strokes, etc. It estimates all activity as "steps" and my experience in the pool is that the Loop underestimates your steps and calories to some degree. The only way to accurately measure your calories is to use a heart rate monitor. However, Bluetooth Smart does not transmit in water so you can't use the Loop and H7 even though they are both waterproof for swimming. Here is more info on using the Loop while swimming: http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=27936
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I find that the heart rate monitor works quite well. Sometimes it takes a little longer than normal because of it changing while I am working out, etc.And sometimes if I am super sweaty I have to wipe some sweat off first for it to work.
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All of the documentation I have found online states water resistant.Which usually means as long as you aren't diving with it you should be ok. My concern though would be the optical sensor on the back used for measuring heart rate. I personally would not swim with it on.
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The watch is pretty accurate regardless of the type of turn. You can also set it to record different distances if you swim at different pools.
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I use the Polar Heart rate sensor and the runtastic Cadence sensor. They are both reasonably reliable and would recommend them
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My pulse is in the 50's and it workes well for me. Two things: I wore mine swimming and it died. They claim it is waterproof - not a chance. It took months of hassle to get MIO to replace it. So, it is a very good product when it works, but if something goes wrong all bets are off.
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Not to my knowledge. I would suggest getting the samsung gear watch. I have one as well and its amazing. They also sell other brands that keep track of your heart rate, and most of them do have a pedometer, but not this one. If it does I couldn't find the app.
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The fenix 2 pretty much does what the forerunner does plus more. For me, looks better than the Suunto Ambit 2, although they are pretty much the same watch. As a fitness watch garmin does a better job of cataloging your workouts and displaying in various formats. Paired with the HRM it's definitely the way to go.
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I can't really answer that because I didn't wear it often. I didn't find it to be that user friendly so I went back to using my Polar watch w/ heart rate monitor. You may want to ask other purchasers and/or do a customer review search to get a better cross section of opininos.
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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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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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I'm not having any trouble with my Smarthealth watch. I check my pulse about 4 times a day to make sure I'm still alive. Actually, checking your heart rate often helps your watch calibrate and customize its other functions specifically for YOU.I love this thing.
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The strap I bought came with the watch. I purchased it heartratemonitorsusa.Just so you know the heart rate strap is useless under water. Hope this is helpful!
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The Timex website says that it is water resistant to 100 meters. Not sure about swimming laps though.
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Hi Kelly, I have not used this watch/chest strap in the pool. When I was researching this watch, other people mentioned that it is water resistant but will not perform under water. Hope that helps. Thank you, Sarah
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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