Polar Verity Sense – Optical Heart Rate Monitor Armband
Polar Verity Sense – Optical Heart Rate Monitor Armband for Sport – ANT+ and Dual Bluetooth HRM – Waterproof HR Sensor with only One Button – Compatible with Peloton, Zwift and other apps, black-grey
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Polar Flow
Polar’s free app and webservice platform, providing personalised online training and guidance .
See your progress, set your goals, plan your sessions, and analyse your performance with all of your exercise and sleep data synced automatically.
Polar Flow syncs to a wide range of popular apps (Strava, Nike Training Club, Peloton, and more).
| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 4.6 x 11.63 cm; 90.72 Grams |
| Model: | 92083450 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Polar |
| Department: | Unisex |
| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 4.6 x 11.63 cm; 90.72 Grams |
Now, because the HRM is housed in a hard plastic case, it is SLIGHTLY less soft than the Whoop band I was using, but – again – nobody has even noticed the Polar. A rubber case would be better IMO.
I also use the Verity Sense to track stationary bike rides, calisthentics like burpees, kettlebell work, and so far it has yet to lose my heart rate.
Highly recommended!
Funciona bien y da con bastante precisin la frecuencia cardiaca, mucho ms cmodo que llevar una banda de pecho pero aunque la precisin es muy buena, lgicamente no es tan preciso como una banda de pecho, pero repito, funciona bien, es cmodo y muy preciso, ms de lo que pensaba. Lo recomiendo.
This is my second Polar Optical Pulse Sensor. Somehow I lost the first after 4 years of service, otherwise I’d still be using that one. This is so versatile and accurate. I don’t like wearing a watch so this is perfect for me. I use it for cross-fit style training, running and some rare swimming attached to my googles. Best thing is when you are throwing weights around that you don’t have to worry about smashing a kettlebell into a watch on your wrist.
Polar Beat App that syncs all your HR info works really well and connects with your Apple Health and even Marco counting apps.
Absolutely brilliant! If your are an athlete it’s Money worth it 100%.
My first chest strap tracker. Is very accurate and reliable compared with other watch trackers or fit bands.
The only downside is the strap, when I’m doing jumping jacks slips down and I feel that is getting annoying.
But better than using a watch on your wrist when you lift weights.
Bought this for my husband who has started cycling after suffering with heart issues. This monitor gives real time data, which is a great as means can tailor ride/speed accordingly. The app also lets him know if he is overdoing it, which helps him moderate his cycling too. He says it’s comfortable to wear and is very happy with it. This product has a short battery life approx. 400 hours, so he removes it from the chest belt after each ride to help preserve the battery life. Looks easy enough when time to change the battery too. This product is also reasonably priced compared to competitor model. All in all a good purchase.
Very accurate when paired with a Polar Flow watch. Feels a bit cold when first worn because you have to wet it! Bet you didn’t know you had to do that.
Pleased with this purchase – does what I need it to.
Don’t bother with the chest HR trackers, this one’s more reliable and convenient, and has a very handy sync option via PC with a robust web service (free) or if you prefer – via mobile app (not tested, I use a separate one)
One star less due to item not arriving in original packaging and missing the temple mount for swimming (I don’t need it but one star off is appropriate for that I think)
I like this a lot. Easy to use, compatible with a number of apps.
I find that if you can get a connection but cannot get a head beat reading out the box to the app then you got 2 choices. (I was using the phone app.)
– Do a reset. Sometimes a simple reset can fix the heartbeat reading issue.
– If it doesn’t work do a deep clean. (Dirt can build up and interfere with the straps ability to grab the heartbeat, from what I’ve seen of others this could be an issue out the box.)
– If none of this works then there’s a good chance your phone isn’t compatible with the app it’s trying to run. In which case if you have a spare phone or another means to run the app give it a try.
With this in mind, I love this product and it works really well. Just had to use a spare phone to get the app work properly.
Amazing product very comfortable to wear have definitely recommended to friends and friends definitely a 5 star produc
Had an original polar HRM
I use this one with the phone app. Easy to wear and paired easily too. Love i
Nothing to dislike other than having buy the larger strap separately which cost me an extra 30. Should be available as standard as an option.
I had a wahoo ticker for zwift that was forever losing the connection. I have now been using this polar for a number of weeks it’s not lost connection once and is very accurate. Highly recommended and like I said well worth the money
I struggled having something I could use to monitor my jiujitsu chest straps fall off or slip watches obviously are out of the question.
This slides on and can be forgotten, the disc can sit tight against me and my rashguard covers it up.
Highly recommend
Einzig alleine das firmware Update war (zumindest ber IOS) eine reine Katastrophe. Die Verbindung zum Handy wurde immer wieder unterbrochen. Somit musste dies ber das MacBook erfolgen.
Alles in allem ein top Pulsmesser. Bin sehr zufrieden!
Nachtrag: Das neue firmware update hat heute ohne Probleme via App geladen werden knnen.
Da ich durch andere Polar-Produkte sowieso auf der Plattform von Polar war ist das die logische Wahl fr mich gewesen. Einbindung und Koppelung mit den Polar- Apps und dem Handy waren super einfach und schnell.
Laufzeit ist auch deutlich besser als beim Vorgnger OH1.
Nur drfte er etwas preisgnstiger sein!
Initially was problematic to connect to my iPhone 13 – the phone couldn’t see the device. After 20 minutes managed to get it connected after repeatedly turning bluetooth on/ off on the phone. Since then has worked without any issues.
Went back to my fitness store to purchase but they were nowhere near Amazon’s price
Great for keeping pace of your fitness. Would recommend
Purchased this as my old chest sensor was struggling and I was getting fed up of it and I wanted an arms heartbeat sensor instead and Polar are a reputable name in the health tracking industry.
Primarily I wanted one to use with the DDP Yoga app on my iPad.
Preferably I wanted one that would connect to the apple health app on my phone at the same time to record the workout and this seemed to tick both those boxes.
Yes, I’m in the Apple ecosystem and Apple health isn’t on the iPad.
Now, as I hadn’t seen this heartbeat sensor recommended in any of the DDP Yoga groups or on their website I was a bit dubious as to whether this would connect ok.
But worry over it connects fine.
BUT……….
Not to the 2 devices as claimed by polar at the start!
The only way I could get the info into apple health was to set the verity to the track workout and connect it to the iPad and then when finished, turn it off and on again connecting it to the polar flow app on my phone where it uploaded the tracked workout.
What a ball ache and defeats why I purchased this device and I was considering sending the device back as not working as described (I wonder how many have done that already??)
So, I contacted polar and they replied with giving me the standard info spiel which is in the sales information.
I had to delve into the inter-web some to try and find the answer I was looking for to get this thing working as claimed as I don’t like giving up too easily.
So, this is the solution:
1- Fire up the polar flow app on your phone.
2- Turn on your verity sense and let it connect.
3- When the verity sense has connected you can open another menu by tapping the ‘cog’ wheel. Here you can set up/turn on the dual connectivity.
4- Fire up the app of your choice on your iPad (in my case DDP Yoga)
5- Connect and voila! 2 devices connected at the same time 🙂
Rinse and repeat each time you need to use.
Polar, if you included this simple procedure in your instructions it would make life a lot easier because not everyone is ‘tech savvy’ and for the cost of the device compared to others, a couple of extra lines of print in the instructions isn’t that much effort? Or even an instruction in the polar flow app?
4 stars overall as the dual connectivity information is lacking.
5 stars for accuracy as it seems pretty accurate.
4 stars for the mobile app as thats a bit of a work it out for yourself job.
5 stars for working out as its good and comfy on the forearm.
Decent battery life too and its rechargeable.
The clip on the chest strap is the wrong way up, if it slid in from the top, it wouldn’t risk falling out but it slides in from the bottom upwards.
Bought the polar as a replacement for a Scosche I thought I’d lost.
Initially I wasn’t impressed with the strap compared to the Scosche, this one is adjust to fit, then put on, the Scosche you could easily adjust after you’d put it on. Having used it for a year I can now say it’s ‘fine’ and stays put but could be improved.
Better battery life than the Scosche and smaller, equal accuracy, winner.
I wanted this to use with a Keisner studio cycle. It works perfectly well (unlike a previous brand) and displays heart rate on the iPhone Keisner app. It states that you should connect to the web site to increase the guarantee and down load any updates but this did not seem to be an option when I tried a couple of times. It would also be useful to know/show the battery staus. My previous Polar bands had a fixed non-replaceable battery. Hopefully the guarantee extension will not be needed, likewise any up dates.
I use Polar app with iPhone and iPad. The Polar apps are Polar Beat and Polar Flow.
**This example is not the first time pairing step.
To connect them seamlessly, I turn ON the bluetooth in device setting.
I don’t have to pair the device at all, just leave it.
Open the app in only one device and only one app.
In that app, I start the sport program (e.g running, cycling, walking). The app would show you the heart rate number.
Also, if I go back to setting–>Bluetooth. It doesn’t say that the Polar connected with my iPhone, but it works well. Polar H10 send the heart rate number back to device.
If I want to change from iPhone to iPad, I just close the app.
At iPad, I turn ON bluetooth and leave it. No need to pair.
Open the app in iPad and start the sport program. Heart rate would show on iPad device.
The trick is that I just open the bluetooth signal from my iPhone/iPad device and leave it. I don’t need to pair it. The Polar app would pair by itself.
Otherwise, the polar app couldn’t fine the Polar H10 and keep searching again and again.
To stop the pairing, you just close the app. Then, Polar H10 is free to connect with other app, other devices again. You don’t need to turn off bluetooth in setting.
So I place it at the point of the deltoid where it sits between the Deltoid, triceps, and bicep. Wow is it ever accurate. In 3 months over cardio rehab, it never differed by more than 1bpm from the 3 lead ecg/ekg they had me wear while exercising. The majority of the time it read exactly the same as the ecg/ekg. The staff was impressed.
When I did my treadmill test they had me on a 12 lead ecg. During rapid increases the polar lagged by as much as 2 bpm, but that had to do with the reporting periodas the ecg responds in milliseconds. But still, that’s amazing. When my heart rate would start to level off, it would catch up to the ecg and read exactly the same.
Those are phenomenal results in my book. Worth the money, but the app needs work. Like why do I have to have the GPS in my phone turned on when I choose a no GPS activity? And it seems to have issues updating the workout history on the website rather frequently. It does do a great job of recording and monitoring on the app however.
It fits well, certainly no worse than any other chest straps.
It connects quickly when worn.
I use this to monitor heart rate variability using EliteHRV and to monitor my heart rate during exercise using the Polar Flow app.
It transmits data to cardio machines so I can see my heart rate on the machine display without holding the handles.
For the most part it works really well; though it has dropped the most of one exercise session and has been spotty in another – I’d have been happier if the app recognised and drew my attention to it but it just carried on as if everything was fine. It’s frustrating but one session in probably one hundred so it’s nothing to dwell on.
The information uploads to an accessible website so I can view the sessions on a bigger screen later on, but the site is simultaneously clunky and basic at the same time. I’d really like Polar to rework this.
There’s nothing that suggests to me that the measurements are inaccurate, getting non-smoothed data from EliteHRV makes me confident that the device is very accurate.
There’s room for improvement, but if I had to pick again I’d still want one and I’d choose this over any alternatives.
I got this primarily for it’s Ant+ connectivity and ability to connect to another device, upgrading from a Polar H7. I use it for weight training during which the H10 connected via Bluetooth to my Apple Watch on which I start and stop the workout. For indoor rowing, it’s connected to my Apple Watch in the same manner and to the PM5 (rowing machine monitor) via Ant+. I have my iPhone mounted on top of the PM5 to which my heart rate is steamed via the Apple Watch/Bluetooth connection. My heart rate is also shown on the PM5 via the Ant+ connection and both reading when set up in this manner are pretty much identical throughout the workout. I’ve found this to be the most reliable, stable and accurate set up whilst indoor rowing.
To summarise: once found the right set up as mentioned above, the H10 works very well indeed. Highly recommended. Though not cheap it does appear, you get what you pay for.
I use a Polar V650 training computer for my cycling but recently took up swimming in poor weather and needed something to measure my sessions. After unsuccessfully looking – I did not want to be wearing a watch in the pool, I actually asked Polar for advice and they recommended this, so I researched it, it’s not cheap and took the plunge, literally. It fits onto swimming goggles and measures your effort, time, distance, calories etc. The distance accuracy is dodgy, but that doesn’t concern me as the calorie count is accurate. It is easy to use with it’s strap, but I prefer a chest strap so I use them to complement each other in different workouts. I think this is ideal and a great buy.
I bought this to support zone 2 running. I went for a small strap. It is easy to put on, comfortable and stays in position. I paired the HRM successfully with my Garmin Watch. After starting to run the HRM seems to present accurate readings, with a steady increase in heart rate, however after about 800m the readings drop back down until about 1.5 – 2km when they shoot back up and thereafter are consistent and reliable. I do wet the straps and my chest and have moved the monitor slightly to the left of centre, but still only once do I believe I have had an entire run be accurate. A little disappointing, however over longer distances it works fine and I am able to track zone 2.
AS others have mentioned the Medium/2X-Large is not that large. I do not consider myself that big (38/39″ chest) and it was far too tight for me. I have never had this problem with previous polar straps. After some research it appears that there is a XXXL strap. BUT YOU CANNOT BUY IT WITH THE H10. (confirmed by Polar). So you have 3 options,
– buy the XXXL separately aprx30
– sew in an extension, quite easy but would upset any warranty.
– return to Polar (postage nearly 7) for a swap.
After excellent customer service I did the latter, only finding out later that you only get the postage back if you buy it direct from them.
Having said that, and trying some other straps, it is by far the best. The Wahoo was good but does not have the 5 kHz connectivity, others sounded good but connectivity was very bad unless you had the strap very tight.
So I do not regret the purchase to replace my old Polar H7, it would be 5 stars but for the hassle with the strap.
Ich nutze die Verity Sense in Verbindung mit meiner Polar Grit Uhr und bin sehr zufrieden.
Es ist halt so, dass die Uhren leider nicht immer genau messen auch wenn die neuste und beste Technik verbaut wird.
Gerade bei Sportarten in welchen man viel die Arme bewegt, wie in meinem Beispiel beim Laufen, wird es sehr schnell ungenau,
Das liegt daran, da Fliehkrfte auf die Uhr einwirken und auch weitere Kriterien wie Schweiss und Wetter eine Rolle spielen.
Die Verity Sense trage ich auf dem Oberarm und habe hier durchwegs gute Erfahrungen gemacht. Ich laufe jeden Tag 10 k und hatte noch keinerlei Aussetzer oder ungewhnliche Peaks und Downs.
Da ich mittlerweile einem H10 Brustgurt besitze konnte ich hier auch schon die ersten Vergleiche ziehen. Die Genauigkeit zu den Brustgurtwerten ist wirklich unglaublich fr einen optischen Sensor.
Er liegt vielleicht 1-2% max. hinter den Pulsdaten eines Brustgurtes.
Die Kopplung zu meiner Uhr war auch relativ einfach, es werden dann auch die Pulsdaten von der Sense bernommen.
Die eine oder andere schlechte Bewertung hier rhrt davon, dass die Kufer sich im Vorfeld nicht ber das Produkt hinreichend informiert haben.
An die Genauigkeit und Bedienbarkeit gibt es berhaupt nichts auszusetzen.
Il est aussi prcis que ma ceinture d’une autre marque.
Il ne se connecte pas mon vlo elliptique (Heubozen Trooper) car il n’est pas la frquence hertzienne 5,3 KHz contrairement la ceinture. Donc je le connecte une application ultra simple et qui est parfaite pour mon usage. (HR Monitor)
L’application Polar me sert uniquement pour vrifier la batterie et faire les mises jours ventuellement.
J’ai achet un deuxime brassard pour mon pouse.
MAJ 29 janvier 22, aprs usage intensif,, je l’utilise avec l’application Polar Beat pour l’entranement et Polar Flow pour vrifier le niveau de batterie et faire les test fitness. Pourquoi Polar ne met pas le niveau de batterie dans les deux applications ? Le bracelet fonctionne toujours parfaitement..
I started off a bit skepticism but having taken the plunge, I won’t except use without it now – maybe I need to get a life! :p
Truthfully, it’s been a revelation when it comes to swimming as I often lose count of my lengths and it had recorded my distance for me! It isn’t at all intrusive against the goggles and within a minute, you forget it’s even there.
For cycling it’s been superb, integrating with Wahoo and Strava apps perfectly. It wasn’t intuitive to integrate but a bit of following support page instructions later and it worked.
For running it’s also been great as it’s very light on your arm (I point it at a vein in my biceps) and again, using Strava it’s been flawless.
My minor criticisms are:
1. I expected the Polar app itself to tell me HR without having to start an activity. Being frank, the Polar flow app is very out of touch with users and its trying too hard to be useful where it makes itself irrelevant to your life! Just becomes annoying!
2. The app doesn’t tell you the battery level and no other way to know until it gets low. Not a problem if you only do 1-3 hour activities but if you’re going out for a long ride (5-6 hours) you may wish to charge it up first to be certain you don’t run out. I haven’t ran the battery down yet, so can’t speak for the actual total battery life though.
3. Being light based (as opposed to ECG) it isn’t quite as quick to pickup rapid changes in HR but for what I do with it and given its benefits, this becomes somewhat irrelevant.
As to pairing, it couldn’t have been easier. I installed the flow app, and the pairing worked perfectly. I had the beat app from the prior model, so my same account worked with the flow app. I opened Strava and had it look for the device, and it found it easily and without delay. I turned on my garmin and had it look around, and it found the device no problem. So now all my apps and devices are ready to ride, after just five minutes of tapping and button-pushing.
Polar should really consider the cyclist with glasses as a potential use case for the temple position. I don’t want to wear straps. I don’t need things tight around any part of my body, and with this temple position, I shouldn’t have to.
****Review update**** I originally gave this product 3 stars – I was having mixed results with it. I assumed that this HRM was not able to maintain and record bluetooth and 5Ghz “gymlink” connections at the same time. I would switch the app on (polar or wazoo) in my gym. The PRECOR gym kit would show my HR, but when I checked the app, it showed significant drop outs.
I RESOLVED this. It transpired that this was a power management issue on my phone, if I was using Spotify/Netflix at the same time, my phone was not running HR tracker apps in the background. My phone is a Huawei P30 Pro – I went to settings>Battery>App Launch and turned off “Manage Automatically” for each fitness app. Now it appears to operate flawlessly. Both for CV and resistance workout. Now – I give this 5 STARS
The Polar H10 features a suite of connectivity options as follows;
– ANT+ – which is a Garmin product, and I’ve yet to find a use for it. I own no compatible equipment.
– Bluetooth – great – can support 2 devices simultaneously.
– 5ghz “gymlink” – which can connect to some gym equipment eg. Precor
In the Polar app you can switch each of these off – I guess this would save power. I cant comment on battery life – not used it for long enough but polar app shows it as “FULL” after 8-10 hours training.
The strap is not one of the generic ones, has a plastic clip to connect it together, which I hope will hold up. The cheaper ones have a metal clip.
The Polar app is more than sufficient for me – provides a number of profiles for different activities. And a good HR readout is provided at the end, and you can easily see the HR zones as you train. Ive also tried it with Strava, MapMyRun, and Wazoo. All with good results.
I cant comment on water resistance – others have commented on this, but I do not swim with this on.
I have only just started using this monitor but will give some initial findings, especially some that relate to some queries I had.
I bought the M-XXL size and it is very comfortable for a 40″ chest.
It was advertised as being capable of being linked to multiple devices at the same time. I have found this to be correct. At the same time I have had it linked to the Polar Beat app on my phone, to my Garmin Vivoactive 3 watch and to a Concept2 rower (which was showing it as an ANT device – I also have the rower linking to a separate old phone I have so I can use and see the erg app at the same time and then upload my rows). I have found that the Polar Beat app seems to prefer to being linked first before then connecting the other devices.
All these devices gave same HR reading.
Using the Polar H9 together with the Polar Beat app (with which I am also very pleased) will help my fitness as I can now do some specific heart rate based training – for example, I can clearly see whether I am in heart rate band 3 or 4 and adjust my pace accordingly.
NB I had thought it linked to Assault Bike Classic but it now appears it does not. The Assault Bike monitor recognises it (it shows a reading) but I have found these are high 20bpm+. I have queried this with Assault and they say only H7 is compatible. I am going to ask Polar.
Tried the wahoo – kept dropping the connection. The Polar is perfect and works seamlessly with ZWIFT connected to my PC with a Belkin bluetooth dongle. Doesn’t miss a beat.
Weitere Funktionen habe ich nicht ausprobiert.
+ Er trgt sich so bequem, dass ich ihn schon vergessen habe (er muss nicht festgezurrt werden, sondern nur guten Hautkontakt haben).
+ Die Voreinstellungen des Sensor passen, so dass gar keine App ntig ist, solange man ihn nur als Sensor betreibt.
Von mir gibt es aber einen Stern Abzug fr die App:
– Fr die Einrichtung ber die Polar Flow App ist dort ein Benutzerkonto Voraussetzung, das mte nicht sein! Da habe ich die App gleich wieder gelscht.
Inzwischen habe ich versucht, das Armband als Herzfrequenzmesser mit einem Bosch Kiox-Display am Ebike zu verwenden. Das hat leider nicht funktioniert. Es lt sich zwar ohne weiteres ber BTLE koppeln und wird in der Statusseite als Herzfrequenzmesser angezeigt, aber die Herzfrequenz bleibt auch 0, wird also nicht angezeigt.
Sowohl Bosch als auch Polar haben auf meine Anfragen nur lapidar gemeint, die beiden Gerte sind halt nicht kompatibel.
H10 is the next generation of Polar sensors, the older H… measure fewer things.
On Android it works with Polar Flow, Polar Beat, Elite HRV, ECGLogger, Sleep as Android. Firmware updates are installed with Polar Beat and Flow. It connects to the phone/tablet wirelessly with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), also has ANT+ for the old training equipment, supports two BLE connections simultaneously.
Apart from heart monitoring and counting steps in sports, one can use it to assess one’s overall fitness with EliteHRV, train to breath for health with the same app, monitor sleep with a very advanced sleep app Sleep as Android.
Note, on Google Android the BLE is linked to Location services, so you may want to install the above apps in a “clean” phone/tablet, not linked to one’s contract or real name/email, better with an AOSP ROM. The device can be accessed from Linux.
Regretfully, it doesn’t measure blood oxygen saturation, which could be useful for sleep monitoring (making counting breathing events more accurate), Wim Hof breathing method and freediving training — get a separate sensor for this.
Made in Malaysia, developed and sold by Polar in Finland.
Previously had a cheaper Polar HR monitor that served me well for a few years but that was becoming unreliable (kept cutting out intermittently) and kept slipping down during use unless I tightened it to the extent that it became uncomfortable to wear for long periods so thought I’d invest in an upgrade.
Been using this now several times a week for the past month or so and it’s fantastic. So reliable and also very comfortable to wear. The rubber grips do a great job in keeping the strap in place and it also works with my old Polar FT2 watch, which is a big bonus as it means I don’t need to buy a new watch………. If you want a reliable and comfortable HR monitor strap, look no further!!
Just one thing to watch out for….. the sizing is a bit odd. I was gonna get the x-small/small size as I’m a small chest size (36/38 inch) but my son also has this strap so tried his size medium/2x-large and that was a perfect fit, slightly tight even once adjusted so I ordered that one. Therefore, make sure to buy the medium/2x-large unless it’s for a 5 year old child with a chest size of under 30″.
When comparing live to heart rate from my Garmin wrist heart rate monitor, it’s more responsive and doesn’t stop working if there’s too much sweat. Equally, unlike previous Garmin chest straps, it requires very little water dampening at the start of the session to start working.
In terms of comfort it also achieves full marks. There are little plastic/rubber dots on the back side of it meaning you don’t have to pull it up every 15 minutes when you start sweating more and it doesn’t feel like it’s restricting breathing at all. Note that this has all been done an a turbo trainer so I can’t comment on outdoor riding or running comfort and convenience.
The only minor gripe (was) that it is a single unbreakable loop. I’m aware that some chest monitors – eg my first Garmin one from ~5 years ago – have a hook mechanism meaning you can put it on/ take it off while wearing bib shorts which is quite nice. I’m pleased to say however that a day after writing this review, on closer inspection there is indeed a small clip! It took me 3 weeks to find but that really puts it up a notch in my books.
In terms of connectivity, it has paired seamlessly with ant+ to The Sufferfest and a Garmin Edge 520 with 0 hitches after ~10 hours of usage. I then forgot the ant+ dongle in my laptop and was pleased to find that Bluetooth worked just as well on The Sufferfest and Rouvy as Ant+ had done before – just make sure to re-connect it up again at the start of the ride so you don’t do the first 5 minutes furiously trying to figure out why it’s not working!
I can’t recommend enough to all cyclists looking to take the fist step into upgrading their ride analysis or those who wish to invest in a more robust and accurate HR monitor.
So the H10 is very good heart rate monitor. Works well during exercise, stretching, running, hiking and martial arts – generally fits nicely and snugly on the chest during all physical activity – that you can forget that it is on.
Connection with smartphone during recording exercise – it is very well, it can loose connection if you are using other app requiring the GPS access, then you need to refresh the app (polar beat – just refresh) as other wise it will stop working due to some issues with multitasking and sharing processing at the smart phone. Alto it is work well if you use option of the recording the exercise with the H10 heart sensor and download after you finish. IT works well with watch, no problem at all, no loosing signal, very accurate.
The software and app is extremely good and user friendly, providing very good analytical data, and information which you need in nice easy to read format. Compared to the Sunnto, and Garmin software – the way how the data is collected and presented was winner for me to choose the Polar chest heart rate H10.
As did not have chance to test it in the water as the swimming – can not comment on that. It works well at the rain and storm weather when you are completely soaked tho 🙂
The strap itself is good size with length regulation. Is has some silicon bumps which helps to keep it nice and comfortable in one place, so it not move around during the high activity exercises.
It is very easy to change battery – which make this product last very long.
Tested it connected to the watch and smartphone at the same time as it support simultaneously twin connection into the two devices at the same time!!! as well as it can work with one device, and on its own, no need to take phone with you – if you click in the app start recording with the sensor rather life recording with the app, then you can just go with the sensor and when you finish just download the information to the phone.
So yes I would recommend it.