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HRM chest or wrist?


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That’s how comfortable the polar straps are, you think it’s wrist based......

Couldn't agree more. Polar strap with the garmin sensor is the way to go.

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Wrist based HR accuracy also depends on your own physiology. I have been using my Garmin 935’s wrist HR for running and it is spot on compared to the chest strap. This has been a huge relief because I was also struggling with chest strap scars post IM. Caveat though is that I have only tested it for steady state type of running, I have not done the comparative test for intervals. But when doing hills or track my wrist HR seems in line with what I would have expected it to be.

 

For cycling though wrist HR gets more sketchy (especially MTBing) and I prefer to wear a chest strap. Luckily no scarring from cycling, only running. I use the Wahoo Tickr because it sends info via Bluetooth so that I can also use it for when I want to connect with my iPad for Zwift workouts.

 

Before switching to wrist HR I went through 2 Garmin chest straps in three years, averaging 13 hours a week, washing it in the shower after every use and throwing the strap part in the wash every now and then.

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