Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor –ANT
Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor –ANT +,Bluetooth-Waterproof HR Sensor with Chest Strap-Built-in memory,Software updates-Works with Fitness apps,Cycling computers,Sports and Smart watches Amazon Exclusive
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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: | 12.5 x 9.5 x 8.51 cm; 60 Grams |
| Model: | 910105709 |
| Batteries Included: | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacture: | Polar |
| Department: | Unisex |
| Dimensions: | 12.5 x 9.5 x 8.51 cm; 60 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
I have been using them regularly for last three years and have no complaints, battery last five to six months if used 5 days week for 1 to 2 hours, would say it is accurate then many of smart watches fitness band, connection is quite good, strap is quite sturdy havent
seen wear or fraying so fa
Bought this as I have recently started running again and was having issues with the heart rate sensor on the apple watch when running outdoors.
I use the workoutdoors app to record my workouts and it works seamlessly with it, recordings are very accurate and it is very comfortable. No issues whatsoever and happy with the purchase.
I am using this product to monitor my pace when I do my easy runs which were not possible with only my watch, the only annoying thing is (very rare) when you need to breathe fully you may lose that last portion of air because of it (not sure if that make sense).
My old Garmin HRM, while accurate enough, used to slide downwards on long runs. You had to keep pulling it up or it would end up around your waist. This strap solves the problem very simply by employing a few rows of rubber dots at the back. It is very comfortable and always stays in place.
Works well. I use it on an indoor training bike – it helps my motivation to know my heart rate. Also occasionally use it for outdoor cycling, with phone on bike – helps judge effort on hills. Battery lasted 1.5 years.
Use it while cycling mainly on Zwift to track heart rate zones. Really helpful for making sure I’m targeting a good variety of exertion and not burning out. Top tip: The battery life is decent, but unclip it from the strap when not in use, otherwise the battery runs out in no time!
I refuse to believe I once lived not owning this. I never owned anything from Polar but would happily take a bullet for them now.
The App – i use Polar Flow – is a but clunky looking by modern styles, but works.
H9 is comfortable to wear; i am wearing it 24/7.
great as a Heart Rate monitor.
I wanted to track my heart rate for indoor cycling and BodyBalance/Pump and this does the job. You do have to download the PolarFlow app and open that before starting your workout on the device e.g. Vivoactive 4s. It connected up well but the app has to be open for your workout so you may need a charging cable for your phone close by. I chose this as the Garmin strap was not compatible with my vivoactive but the Polar was. Also in a nice blue shade.
Happy so far!
This product, in combination with the Polar app, is very useful in my training programme.
Reliable function. Works a treat with my twenty odd year old Polar monitor. Very accurate.
Little on the pricey side but well worth the money
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
****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.
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″.
This is my second chest strap ever, as I was late to it, I first tried Garmin HRM Dual which seemed good, however most workouts at the starting half it would read at 72bpm always, then after a while it would spike up, this strap by Polar gives accurate readings the moment it turns on. The Garmin also became faulty and even when not worn gave readings, no such issue here.
Battery should last a year, I’ve not gotten that far but it seems easy to replace, unlike Garmin which requires a screwdriver.
The accuracy is phenomenal, the time between exercise and the bpm to raise is incredibly quick, it doesn’t lag and is quick, also when resting it lowers down and is agreeable. I thought about Wahoo tickr x as I use the Wahoo app to monitor my workouts, but the Polar H10 connects to it too and the reviews of the Tickr x look pretty poor. I haven’t tried connecting to two bluetooth devices but I have connected one bluetooth and one ANT+ and they work simultaneously .
If you are on the fence of Polar or Garmin, I would highly recommend the Polar H10
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.
My H7 has taken a beating over about 6 years, being used at least 3-5 times a week for running or rowing in a concept2. It’s finally given up the ghost so I thought I’d treat myself. I was a bit miffed to be spending money on an apparent identical replacement but there are some subtle but very useful updates that have made it work for me.
This updates:
– THE big one for me is the dual transmission over Ant+ and Bluetooth. This means I can record the workout on my Apple Watch via Bluetooth whilst seeing my HR on the rowing machine at the same time. It’s a small but big difference for me.
– number 2 is that they’ve FINALLY got rid of needing a coin to open the battery compartment. Now it flicks off with a small screwdriver. My battery lid got so chewed up so loving this new way.
– the strap now has soft rubber bobbles on the inside. You can’t really feel them but they work great at not letting the band move from where you put it.
– again in the band, the small plastic click is better than the metal hook and buckle.
– the sensor is now a bit flatter leading to a less obvious profile when wearing.