H6 Heart Rate Monitor Chest Strap,HRM Bluetooth ANT+, for Running Cycling Gym Sports

I use this HRM for Spinning and Burpee sessions. I already had a Wahoo bike cadence sensor so I am using their app for my rides. This HRM was easy to connect with Wahoo, it was visible immediately. You do have to be wearing the HRM before trying to add it as a device to Wahoo. I can't comment much on water resistance, I haven't tried swimming in it. I do spray it down with antibacterial liquid after each use and it gets pretty wet then and also with sweat and I have had no problems so far. The readout from the HRM is constant and appears accurate compared to a Huawei wrist band. It has transformed my spin sessions as I can now target heart rate zones and sit in the fat burning zone for long periods and spike up to high HR doing increasing resistance climbs and be accurate about it. My theoretical max HR at age 52 is 168bpm and I am confident this is reading accurately as when I am working to exhaustion point in any exercise the HRM records in the high 160's and low 170's. The band is plenty long enough for me and I'm a 44 inch chest and there is spare band to expand, it also fits my son who is very lean and he can tighten it plenty far enough. I have just measured it and fully adjusted it is 42 inches unstretched and a massive 72 inches fully stretched. For you skinny folk it can be shrunk down to 24 inches if you get the rubber none slip backing near the front to go through the buckle but that would be a loose fit at 24-26 inches. I haven't had any issues at all with slipping. The device itself clips onto the band via two press studs which means it can be disconnected easily for washing and for washing the band. It's an absolute bargain compared with the Wahoo band and Polar brand. I have this and the cadence sensor connected via Bluetooth ANT+ or whatever it's called and can still have wireless headphones also connected to my phone. Buy it!

Super value. Connected simply to my Garmin, and was remembered after power down and power up. Simple and effective. Not able to comment on battery life as only used on two 40km rides.

As a fairly new runner of three years, I’ve been using a garmin wrist monitor to measure my heart rate. I’ve been told chest monitors are more accurate, and I wanted to try heart rate zone 2 training methods but didn’t want to spend a huge amount on a second device. At under £30, this model seemed worth a punt.The instructions are shockingly spare. A slip of paper informing you how to adjust the strap (pretty obvious just looking at the strap itself), how to insert the battery (obvious) and how to attach the sensor to the strap (again, pretty obvious). Nothing about connecting it to an app, or whether there’s a dedicated proprietary app we need to download. Fortunately youtube and Strava sorted this out for me. It’s actually easy to connect it to Strava: put the strap on, clip on the sensor, open strava and go to record an activity. There’s a heart icon which flashes when in range, next to the record button. Click it and it should connect. Jog on the spot to see the number go up on the strava screen.I took it out for a trial run measuring chest HR and wrist HR in tandem, using my usual watch. Apart from an odd spike in the graph at the start of the run for the chest monitor, the graph for the chest monitor followed the garmin wrist monitor closely. Not a significant difference.After adjustment, the chest strap wasn’t uncomfortable and the sensor is light enough not to be noticeable while running. It stayed in place throughout my run. All seems good. I wouldn’t want to pay much more for a chest monitor; the price is just about right for my present needs.

This is the first heart rate monitor that I have owned or used. I ordered it as a Christmas present to myself as I've recently got into running and wanted to track my fitness progress more systematically. I have looked into GPS watches with built-in heart rate monitors, but buying a chest strap monitor and linking it to my phone with bluetooth during my runs was a much cheaper option. The heart rate detection is supposed to be a little more accurate with a chest strap compared to a watch, and my phone takes care of tracking the other stats like pace, elevation, route etc with the fantastic Strava app.The monitor arrived within two days and I was a little surprised at how small and light it was - it was posted through my letterbox easily enough. It comes with the battery already installed (it's a replaceable CR2032 watch battery) and there are no buttons or controls at all - it automatically turns on when you wear it and connect to it with bluetooth.Working out how to use it the first time took a few minutes, but was no problem because it comes with decent instructions.You simply don the chest strap, clip the monitor onto the front just under your ribcage in the middle and hook up to it with your wireless connection. As I said, I use Strava on my phone with bluetooth so I can't comment on connecting it to a watch or using ANT+ connection but it works very well for me. My phone detects it quickly and I haven't had any issues with the bluetooth connection cutting out.The strap has an adjustable length and is made from a very stretchy soft neoprene-like material which is comfortable to wear - you want it tight enough around your chest that it's not going to move of course, but it doesn't feel restrictive. I'm a male with about a 39 inch chest and it fits me fine, with plenty of extra length if I needed it. As I said, the monitor itself is very small and light too so it's not a burden at all. I've done both races and 3+ hour long runs wearing it and have never had any chafing or discomfort. I haven't had a chance to try wearing it together with a hydration pack or chest lamp yet, but it's so unobtrusive that I don't think it'd be a problem.According to the instructions you should wet the electrodes on the strap before putting it on to improve the conductivity through your skin, but I've found that it works perfectly well without.After your workout you just take off the monitor and dry the sweat off it with a tissue, then rinse the strap under warm water and hang it up to dry until the next use.I'm delighted with this product. I've used it for about a dozen workouts so far and it has been reliable and very useful. With this I can train in specific heart rate zones and get a more accurate calculation of how many calories I am burning in each workout. It's probably the most useful piece of running gear I have after my shoes and my phone, and one of the cheapest too. Of course, you can also use it for walking or cycling workouts etc. Not swimming though, as it's water resistant but not waterproof! Not a problem for me as I'm not taking on any triathlons (yet)!I can also recommend the seller as the delivery was very quick and I received a friendly follow-up email asking if I was satisfied with the product.In summary, I enthusiastically recommend this heart rate monitor to anyone who wants to take their workouts to the next level. I've found it to be reliable, good value and very useful. I now make sure I'm wearing it every time I lace up my running shoes!