Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor, Bluetooth HRM Chest Strap - iPhone & Android Compatible, Black

I've used very basic HR monitors in the past but haven't had one that connected to my phone or gave the HR history during a complete workout. I didn't need all the bells and whistles of some of the other comparable and cheaper alternatives, nor did I want the wrist strap types. The chest straps are the most accurate (for now) and since that's the ones I've use in the past, I don't find them irritating or uncomfortable. I do see the benefit of measuring on your wrist or forearm as some of the others do, but I preferred to stick with the chest strap type.The Polar H10 is a great device. Connects to my iPhone and various apps with ease. I do like the ability to do a training session without having to have my phone on me at all times. The Polar Beat app is decent enough for my purposes. Battery life has been great so far. I've had it for 2 months and have used it consistently every day, even forgot to unplug it from the strap for 24 hours and the battery appears to still be going strong. I do wish there were a battery life indicator in the Polar Beat app, but that's alright.Pros:- Comfortable- Connects easily & is supported by most all fitness apps so you're not locked into just using the Polar Beat app- Good battery life- Light weight- Able to track a workout without having to keep my phone on meCons:- The coldness can be jarring sometimes when you first put it on, but that's not really a con.

I have used the Polar sensors for years. I have gone from the ones with permanent batteries the ones with replacement batteries. But, I have been less than enamored with the pickup and sensitivity of the replaceable battery straps.My old polar strap was showing wear. Actually, the rubber snaps where the sensor clips in were deteriorating. The rubber grommets had cracks and were starting to flake off. I do wash my strap after every use, rinse it, hang it to dry, and remove the sensor. That seems to be the trick to a long battery life.If you don't take the sensor off, the sweat on the strap will continue to conduct a current to the electrodes and the system doesn't stop trying to transmit. And, the sweat seems to cause a rapid deterioration of the sensors and the pickup if they aren't rinsed off.So, my old strap is showing wear, and I decided to get this new one.All I can say is Wow. It is so much better than the old model. I used to have to wet the sensors to get any pickup, and even then it would take about five minutes of working out till the body heat and sweat caused a HR pickup.This one works dry, immediately, no response delay.The new strap has additional pickups on both sides of the chest. This may be the trick. Also, the clip is no longer a hook, but a simple clip that is easy to insert and release.Works great with all gym equipment and my Precor elliptical.They say the battery life is almost twice as long... I can't vouch for it as I have only used this one for one week. But, in that week, I am convinced. This is a vast improvement.So, if you have an older Polar sensor, trade up, it is definitely worth it.A quick follow up.I have used it with an Android tablet, the blue tooth pickup is perfect.I have used it with a Concept 2 ergo exercise, no issues with blue tooth pickupI have used it with the Precor, no issuesAnd, the pickup is more sensitive.Update on this review on October 2018The pickup on the monitor is becoming a little flaky. This appears to be a problem with almost all the polar monitors. My solution is always been to hand wash the chest strap with soap and water and make sure all sweat is removed from the electrodes. I then use a Q-tip to clean out the attachment snaps.I also hand wash the Bluetooth pickup with the battery sealed in place. I then again use a Q-tip to carefully clean out the area of the snaps.This always seems to provide a short-term solution. However these monitors do appear to have about a one year lifespan.As an aside, if you do a battery exchange and it doesn't work try another battery. I have noticed that many of the 2025 batteries are showing less than one half charge in a brand-new package purchased from a local store

I bought this in June 2020. I have used it for a few hundred hours I suppose, running, paddle boarding, skiing, playing tennis and the like. I am on my second battery. It is a little twitchy. Often it does not start reading right away, even if I use contact goop. I also wear it off center left, otherwise it does not work at all. But after getting used to these quirks it works fine. Also the Polar Beat app is pretty terrible. I used it for awhile then shifted to an app called Runmeter. It is much more user friendly, programmable etc. Today, or rather last night it just stopped working. I played tennis and it did not show my pulse. The unit is sending signal but no pulse info. I changed the battery. Did a reset and still no pulse. Personally, I think that stinks. Most of my sporting goods and consumer electronics last for many, many years. Why did this die after not even 3 years. So now I am purchasing an h9 as a replacement. It is $30.00 cheaper and just as good. The strap is different but I can use my h10 strap with it, unless the strap is my problem and not the device. I won't be able to test that till I get the H9. If I learn something more I will report back at that time. Well, I did learn something. As soon as I got my H9 I took out the belt and tested my original h10 sensor. It worked fine on the new belt. Then I put it on the old belt and guess what. After about 20 seconds it started working just fine. I'm guessing putting it on the H9 belt somehow reset it. I played tennis last night and it worked fine for a couple of hours. Today I am returning the H9. I never even tried the H9 sensor. I feel badly for the vendor, but Polar could do a better job of creating a reset-able H10 or giving the customer more trouble shooting instructions that actually work.

Mega nutze es jeden Tag für Sport

The Polar H10 is a plain Jane HR Chest strap that is robust - this is my third H10 and I have no complaints - it syncs with a variety of apps sufficient for my needs kick boxing weights cross fit and yoga. Solid performer

Es lo que esperaba y a un precio razonable

Prodotto ottimo e conforme alla serietà del marchio.Facile e veloce.

The box comes with a belt and a device. The belt is basically an electrode whereas the device can store upto 4 GB of data. I am not sure if the device can store multiple sessions or just one.Its quite accurate. I am using it with my S8 and it is very accurate. H10 can be used both with the phone and without the phone (barring GPS). It needs to be used with Polar Beat and Polar Flow both of which are available on Android. Overall Good!