Watch to monitor heart rate

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Watch to monitor heart rate

Posted: 8/25/2021 1:41:16 PM EDT

Hey all. Looking for a watch to use at the gym to monitor my heart rate with some degree of accuracy. Tried the Apple Watch but wasn't happy with that. Any other suggestions?

Posted: 8/25/2021 3:40:46 PM EDT

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I wear a Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch and my Omron BP cuff unit said my heart rate at rest was 78 when I took a reading about 10 minutes ago and my watch is currently reading 78, so it seems to be spot on.

Posted: 8/25/2021 4:29:06 PM EDT

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I wear a Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch and my Omron BP cuff unit said my heart rate at rest was 78 when I took a reading about 10 minutes ago and my watch is currently reading 78, so it seems to be spot on.

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SD, you had better luck than I did. I ended up returning the one I got. The pulse rate it reported was usually way off from what I would measure by taking my own pulse or compared against a different pulse rate monitor.

Posted: 8/25/2021 5:12:48 PM EDT

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I use a Fitbit charge 3, which is pretty damn basic as far as these things go. It’s usually pretty close to what the sensors on the equipment at the gym say.

A lot of these trackers aren’t so much about accuracy as they are about giving you a consistent reading from which to baseline your efforts.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Watch to monitor heart rate

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