Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Sensor

I read some of the bad reviews about this and was a little worried but ordered it anyways because overall the rating was around 4/5. And all I can say is that it was a great purchase and I should have never hesitated. This is my first HRM and first Polar product. I read a page or two in the manual which is basically all I needed. It said to turn on my Bluetooth and then open the apps I wanted to use the HRM with. First I downloaded and opened the Polar app. I told it to connect to the HRM and it connected but then a popup said "connection lost" About 30 more dialog boxes of "connection lost" came up over the next few seconds. Finally behind all of those I saw that it had successfully paired with the app. I had to click "ok" on all the "connection lost" boxes but I finally got back to the app and saw my heart rate being displayed. Yay! This is the only time the sensor/app had connection "jitters." All the additional times I've used the HRM with the Polar app or any other fitness apps there have been no issues at all. I only had to pair it once, not every time I use it like other users have reported. I just put on the monitor, turn on bluetooth on my phone, open the app and I'm good to go. I tested pairing it with Runtastic and Wahoo fitness apps; both picked up the sensor just fine, no issues. I was afraid that I'd have to pay money to "upgrade" the Polar app like other people have said they had to do, but honestly for HR monitoring the "free" version is awesome. It shows your current heart rate, the zone you're in, your average HR and max HR and you can display these a couple different ways depending on what is important to you. A tap on the screen lets you change the display on the fly. At the end of the workout it tells you how your time in a zone is affecting your fitness. Also you can sync it with the free Polar Flow website, this allows you to keep track of all your training. Currently I'm using the Polar app along side the Nike Running app. Even though the Polar app does GPS tracking/mapping, timing, etc I use the Nike app because all my old runs are on there. But having both open at the same time and with both using GPS is a non-issue, surprisingly it works great! So if you want to use the Polar app for the heart rate only and keep your old fitness app that is not a problem. I had no issues with dropout/spikes in the heart data and I barely used a few drops of water on the conductive strap as it said in the manual. I have not had any battery issues like other people reported. I think they forgot to unclip it from the strap when they were done working out and as a result drained the battery. It uses a CR 2025 button style battery that is user replaceable. The manual states that it has a 200 hour battery life. Also another reviewer said that there must be a problem with these because amazon stopped selling them for a short while. I looked at the used section and saw about six "amazon warehouse deals." They all had minor cosmetic issues I believe. I think the problem was that amazon was sending these in padded envelopes and they'd been mangled and returned. Amazon started selling them again this week which is when I ordered mine. It came in a sturdy box and arrived in perfect condition. All in all this is an awesome piece of tech that is easy to setup and does exactly what it promises. The Polar app is great for HR monitoring even without paying for the special "training" upgrades. I've only had this unit for about a week but I love it and have used it during multiple runs without any issues. I'll update this review and report how it's working out after a few weeks. I'm sure it will be performing great. And if you have any questions just comment and I'll try to answer them if I can. If you found this review helpful please click the button.

This is just a quick heads up for new buyers; I'll review the product in more detail as I use it. The instructions that come with the sensor are terrible. There's basically a description on how to put the strap/sensor on, but not really anything about pairing to Bluetooth. There are no pairing buttons or switches, the bluetooth and pairing start when you attach the sensor to the strap which contains the electrodes. There are no LED's to tell you that you are paired or in pairing mode. In order to pair you need three things which the instructions, in a sense, tell you. However, the instructions make it seem as if these steps are used to wear and use the sensor, not that it is necessary to follow the steps for pairing. In short, you must: 1) Wet the electrodes (which is the plasticized part on the strap, although the illustration makes it appear that you wet the strap) 2) Place the strap on your chest! This is required because it helps the electrodes to connect, I suppose. Or maybe it needs to receive a heartbeat. In any case, in order to pair, the strap must be on your chest and 3) you need to attach the sensor to the strap (which should be obvious). My Samsung Galaxy 7 (Android) would not find the sensor after a scan until I first installed the Polar Beat app (free) on the phone. I had to use the Polar Beat app to pair the sensor to the phone, it would not pair up using the phone's Bluetooth setting. Once it paired up, pairing with my other app, MapMyRun, was very easy. It would not seem likely that you'd need to wear it in order to pair it, and it would be a lot better if the instructions made that clear. Research on the web also mentioned "keeping it close, like in your front pants pocket". It took me a while to realize that they were talking about the phone, not the sensor. I hope that this helps you in setting up and saving some frustration. One other thing: I have seen reviews where people cannot get the battery cover open without stripping it. Indeed, they say to use a coin to unscrew the cover but since this was designed in Finland, perhaps they are thinking of a Finnish Marrka or Euro coin. In any case, I found that a 1980's era NYC subway token worked fine but that, as others mentioned, a US quarter or nickel would strip the screw slot. So far, with a very light workout, once set up, the sensor seems to work just fine. I compared the results with a hospital quality blood pressure meter and a finger pulse oximeter and the readings all matched, so that part is great. I'll review further as it gets more use. So far, so good. 5 stars with one deducted for poor instructions and lack of a visible pairing indicator. Edit: June 2018 - I've been using this at least 5 hours a week for about 18 months now. I have changed the battery just once in that time; I imagine I'll probably replace it again in another month or two. The strap is washed every time I wear it (I just take it into the shower with me after I run) and it's starting to fray a bit, but will likely last quite a while longer before I may need to replace it. I am upgrading my review from 4 stars to 5 because, despite the trouble I had setting it up and getting a bad unit, it has worked very well and very consistently. I also deducted 1 star due to the lack of a pairing indicator. While this is true (it would be nice to have a light on the sensor) you can tell if it's paired by checking the app on your phone. As regards the instructions, this has been out long enough now that all you need to do is look online and find reviews such as this one and you'll find help if you're having issues setting it up.

This is a good product for someone who likes tracking their physical activity with their smartphone and devices such as Fitbit and/or apps like RunKeeper or MapMyRide. I do, and I've had good experiences with older, lo-tech Polar heart rate straps & watches, so I was anxious to try out this Bluetooth version. The Bluetooth aspect works as advertised - it was easy to pair with my iPhone, the connection is stable, and the data shows up on the phone in (nearly) real time, though many apps don't support it yet and the Polar app is mediocre. The lack of widespread app support shouldn't be a deal-breaker, though, because the heart-rate data goes into Apple's Health app, which can interface with a very large number of fitness apps. Aside from the bluetooth feature, it is as good of a heart rate strap as any of my previous Polar chest straps: it's accurate, and it actually sends the data to treadmills and elipticals at the gym that are Polar-compatible, just like my older low-tech Polar straps. I'm knocking one star off because it's uncomfortable to wear. Specifically, the clasp where you connect it together around your chest kind of digs into the skin and mildly hurts. Not a big deal, and I fix it by putting some gauze or cloth between it and my skin. But it's a minor annoyance. Plus, the elastic material used for the band will likely get stretched over time so the strap won't last as long as the earlier, low-tech Polar straps. So, I like but don't love this Polar bluetooth heart rate strap. If I weren't trying to use my iPhone as a hub for tracking and storing my various activity and health indicators, I would definitely prefer the older, low-tech Polar straps & watches, which are maybe a little better than this and probably last a few years longer. But tracking my activity on my phone definitely motivates me to exercise more, and this bluetooth heart rate strap is a part of that. So I'm pleased with my purchase, and I expect most others would be, too.

I originally thought I'd get the wristwatch version of the heart rate monitors (HRM). I'd had a Polar HRM about 10 years ago and it worked pretty good, but occasionally ran into radio interference transmitting to the wrist device - for example near power transmission lines. I could not find very specific information on the details of the wristwatch types in the descriptions on Amazon, and since I am a big guy with a big wrist, I went to Polar's website to find out how large a wrist the devices would fit. I could not find the info there either, but used Polar's Chat feature to ask a question and the customer service tech found me the answer. She gave me the sizes of the chest straps and the wrist straps. The customer service tech measured the FT4 wrist monitor to fit a wrist up to about 8-3/4" maximum. My wrist is about 9". She offered that the more expensive FT40 and RCX5 will fit up to 9-1/2" wrists. Regarding the chest strap sizing, from my Chat Transcript: Nastacia: Our soft strap dimensions are as follows: Nastacia: XS-S: 21-38" Nastacia: M-XXL: 27-60" Nastacia: XXXL: 29-70" (The H7 came with the M-XXL strap, which I found to be smaller than stated above. My chest measures 51" and the M-XXL only fit tightly. I can't imagine it would fit up to 60 inches. So it you are over 48" or so chest, plan on using the XXXL size.) Based on the info above, I went with the H7 Bluetooth model of Polar's HRM's and paired it with my iPhone 5. I'm so glad I did. It works great. I had no problem pairing it and getting going. My partner tried it too, and we found that we first have to unpair the HRM with my phone so she could then pair it to her phone. She liked the H7 so well, she ordered one too. The free Polar Beat app worked well and I like that it maps your route using the phone's GPS. The map feature measures the distance and time and I found it to be very accurate. All of the heart rate data along the route is saved in each session on your phone. You can see how your heart rate changes going up and down hills. Very cool! Once you input your physical details (gender, age, height, weight), the app calculates your max heart rate and records your time in each heart rate zone (e.g., 50-60% of max, 60-70% of max, etc.). It also captures your average heart rate over the session and your max heart rate. I use the H7 for cycling, and the Polar Beat app let's you select from running, cycling, walking, jogging, skiing, rowing, etc., etc. I only wish the app had a feature to display your route vs. the vertical profile (elevation as available from Google Earth). You could then see your heart rate relative to the hills you climb. Overall, I highly recommend the H7.

Both my husband and I use these with the Polar FT7 watch for a wrist display we can check during runs and Runkeeper for data tracking, and we love them. I have tachycardia (POTS) and it's important for me to both exercise frequently and monitor my heart rate while doing so, to make sure it doesn't get too high - even on meds and other treatment, it's easy for me to exceed 80% max HR in the first minute or two of a run without pushing myself much. The Polar sensors have been great for this - they're very reliable. It helps immensely to be able to tell when I'm tired because my POTS symptoms are worse versus when I'm simply tired. Also, *if* you use a Polar wrist display or the Polar Beat app (more on that below), Polar uses a very accurate algorithm to calculate calories burned based on heart rate (plus age, weight, height, and gender). This is great when I'm counting calories for weight loss. I also love that the sensor detaches when you're not using it, so the battery doesn't drain as fast. One of my few complaints is that my husband's monitor seems to be more prone to losing signal or showing a clearly incorrect heart rate (very high or very low) than mine is (although mine does that occasionally). This may be a problem with the watch (apps don't always pick up the same inconsistencies). I've also had it happen when the band wasn't tight enough, or the battery was close to dying - and I suspect my husband's chest hair has something to do with his more frequent inconsistencies. None of this is a big enough deal to drop a star, especially compared to previous monitors I've used. Watch Pairing: It pairs easily with the FT7 watch; we'd both been using those with the included non-bluetooth sensors, but the watches picked up the new sensors within 30 seconds. We didn't need any special pairing procedures; the watches picked up the signal on their own - and as far as we can tell, they don't get mixed up even when we're running side by side. Phone Pairing (Android): The important thing to remember here is that you don't pair the sensor with the *phone*, but with the *app*. If you go into the Bluetooth pairing settings in your phone, as you would to pair a headset, it won't find a signal for the heart monitor. This is normal. Instead, make sure Bluetooth is on, go into the app you want to use, and check the Settings. Most third party apps have a setting you can turn on to use a heart rate sensor. If I remember correctly, MapMyFitness handled both that and sensor pairing in the Settings when I used it; RunKeeper handles pairing from the map screen (turning on the sensor setting adds a gray heart in the bottom right corner of the map, which bounces when it detects an unpaired sensor and turns red and beats when it's reading your HR). Check the FAQ on the app's website or do a search if you're not sure. Apps (Android): - Polar Beat (Polar's app) is okay for stationary or studio workouts, but just okay. It does give you a nice HR chart and that lovely accurate calorie count that Polar is so good at. However, you'll want to keep it on your body if you're moving around a lot, because this app loses signal very easily if you get your body in between the sensor and the phone. For outdoor workouts, there are much better free apps available; Polar Beat would frequently fail to map my run at all, or stop somewhere in the middle when it lost GPS signal, and its distance measurements weren't particularly accurate. I haven't used it for runs since March 2015, so this may have changed, but I'm not holding my breath. - Third Party: I haven't found an app yet that doesn't pair easily with this, since Polar is the standard in heart monitors. I'm a fan of Runkeeper since it gives you access to your heart rate charts without a subscription, but that's personal preference. I've also easily paired it with MapMyFitness, Endomondo, some random app that's supposed to calculate your "morning readiness" from heart rate, and probably some other workout apps I'm forgetting about. Take your pick - most of them have pairing instructions on their websites if you need them. - Multiple App Pairing: You can use the monitor with multiple apps simultaneously IF the apps allow - some don't. For example, I was able to use it with MapMyFitness and Polar Beat (for accurate calorie count) at the same time without problems; Runkeeper, however, won't even detect the monitor if another app that's running is already using it. For best results, use the window cascade feature to look at what you have running in the background, and close everything that connects to the monitor if you don't need it. However, there's no problem with having multiple apps installed and paired with it as long as they're not all running; you don't have to re-pair each time you switch apps. For reference, both my husband and I have HTC One M8 phones. Multiple Devices on Signal: I've had no problems with the monitor transmitting to the phone and watch at the same time, nor with it sharing the phone's bluetooth signal with headphones. Random tips: If you can't get your phone to pick up the signal, do the usual (reboot, close and restart app, turn Bluetooth off/on). Then check to make sure the strap is snug, especially across the front of the chest, and make sure the sensor is snapped in securely. You can wet the sensor area of the inside of the strap (the vinyl-like part) with water (or, if that's not enough, with salt water or electroconductive gel) if you're still having problems. After that, check the battery. I also find that sometimes the watch, if you have one, is a more reliable test of whether it's working than the phone is. Changing the Battery: Pretty straightforward DIY. I've found it's easiest to use a narrow key ring to turn the battery cover, and make sure to *pay attention* to how the battery cover is oriented in the "loose" position before you remove it, because it's really hard to loosen it again if you replace it in the wrong position and tighten it, and it's not water/sweatproof unless it's seated right. It fits tight, but I had no trouble with it even though I'm sometimes not strong enough to open sealed jars. In summation, this is awesome and I love it. Mine has been working fine for almost a year with one battery change, my husband's for 7+ months. We'll see how long the fresh batteries last.

My setup is the Polar H7 synched with the Polar Beat app on my Samsung S5 phone (running Android version 4.4.2). I have been using this device regularly for about two months. After the initial pairing, the device worked perfectly. It seemed to track my heart rate while during my workout routine (indoor cardio and strength training). Then a few weeks in I started to notice that the software wouldn't detect the H7. I would reboot the phone. On occasion I would resynch but the bluetooth wouldn't detect. After several tries it just wouldn't work. Eventually sometime during the middle of my workout it would finally work again. This would happen about half the time. My guess (and this is only a guess) is that the Polar H7 goes to "sleep" when it can't detect the bluetooth connection on my phone. When near, it takes a long time to "wake up". The reason I conclude this is whenever I leave the Polar H7 in the car just before I go to workout, it wouldn't work initially work with my phone. But when I keep the Polar H7 near me throughout the day in my backpack at work, it seems to immediately work when I go workout. So that's my two cents. Its inconsistency is why I only give it two stars. Also I purchased the Fitness test upgrade for the Polar beat app. Except for the few initial times I used it, the upgrade failed to detect the Polar H7 since. [update 02/04/2015] Well I would like to update this review to a three star. After my last review, it started working almost flawlessly. It connected right away almost every time. The only hiccup is the occasional misreadings. Re-adjusting the strap, re-moistening the contacts, and/or rebooting the phone fixes that. Barring those small issues, I would have upped the rating to a 4 or 5 but the Polar beat software brings it down. The polar beat software's battery sensor is off. It doesn't accurately gauge the charge level on the installed battery. Right before the CR2025 battery gave up the ghost, it read as half charged. I purchased extra features for the software. The purchased Fitness Test add-on does not work with this sensor even though it says it is the recommended sensor to use. For those that are interested, in my experience the battery life is about five months. I never removed the sensor from the strap.

Comfortable, Reliable, and Easy to Use So far, I'm very pleased with this heart rate monitor. I use it primarily for cycling, and I pair it to the Strava app running on an iPhone 4s. Pairing it was very easy - I just started the strava app, went to blu-tooth devices, and told it to look for heart-rate monitors. (Note: you have to be wearing the monitor while you do this. It must not transmit a signal unless it is picking up a heart-beat.) When I was reading reviews of heart-rate monitors in general, some people complained that certain units didn't work reliably until their workouts were going and they were sweating. I haven't had any problems with that. In fact, I have worn the unit while I'm just sitting at my computer in order to track my resting heartrate, and even then, I've had no issues with the contacts drying out. Both while exercising and while resting, it has always delivered a smooth, continuous reading that reacts quite immediately as I increase or decrease intensity. I would say the unit is pretty comfortable. It's not as comfortable as not wearing a heart-rate-monitor, but it's not uncomfortable either. The unit straps into an elastic band with built in contacts that goes around your chest below the pecs. The closest thing I notice to discomfort is the slight pressure around my ribcage (lungs in particular) when I'm breathing hard and exercising. I usually only notice it at the start of a ride and then forget about it by the end. I may try loosening the band a little bit since I haven't had any issues at all with slippage or signal loss - see if I like the comfort any better. Regardless, any minor discomfort is completely in-line with what seems reasonable for having a body-mounted sensor on me! I can't speak to the battery life one way or another as I simply haven't had it long enough. (I've used it about a dozen times.) One thing to be aware of is that there isn't really any indication whether the unit is on/off consuming power, so I always un-snap it from the strap when I'm done using it, just to be sure. (It's not really an extra step since you want to rinse off the sweat from the strap anyway.) Overall, I really like having heart-rate data on my workouts. Not only does it help to quantifiable compare one effort to another, but knowing I can track my heart-rate and see how I did later encourages me to train just a little bit harder. The unit is pretty comfortable w

Like others, I had initial trouble getting my 1st copy to pair with iPhone 5. Once I got it to pair with Polar Beat app, it worked with all the other Bluetooth apps I tried. Eventually I sent my 1st copy back to Amazon because I drained the battery fairly quickly and it wouldn't work after I replaced the battery. Now I know better... read on if you have issues with the Bluetooth dying suddenly and not coming back after a battery change. WHAT TO DO WHEN IT STOPS WORKING: What I do know now, is that when the battery gets low, the Bluetooth signal stops transmitting first, while the Polar signal is still working but weak (range the polar watch picks up signal is reduced). Changing the battery sometimes doesn't fix the issue, as a lot of posts here mention. There is a review here that explains how to properly replace the battery to restart the Bluetooth transmission. 1) Basically there is residual electrical power that needs to be fully discharged before the HRM will reset. 2) Do this by touching a paper clip or screwdriver or something metal to the gold battery contact and the silver contact on the side inside the battery compartment for a couple seconds. OR allow the HRM to naturally dissipate (hours or days?), which unknowingly I did the first time I replaced the battery because I had to buy it online. 3) Put in new battery. Should start pairing again. WHEN IT WORKS: Once it is paired it works like a charm. Super reliable, and as accurate as old school Polar chest straps. Found the signal strength less powerful than the standard "polar signal" used for Polar watches, but I guess Bluetooth doesn't go well through the body or water. I like the fact the H7 does transmit the old style signal so it will pair with my polar watch and cycling computer. I always unclip one of the 2 snaps to prevent accidental drain on the battery. I also don't store it, unconnected, with sweaty gym clothes (I think I killed my first one that way?). Honestly there is a lot of mystery surrounding the reliability of these HRM. But since its both backward compatible with other Polar gear, and works great with apps like Digifit, its the only HRM I will use atm. Just needs special care to replace the battery.

I first started using a Polar coded wearlink coded HR sensor along with Polar's RS100 HR monitor after reading Chris Cowley's "Younger Next Year". Since then, I've benefited from using this combo. Recently I read about the H7 device that could pair with my smart phone, while also providing data to the RS100 and decided to buy it. I am very happy with my decision to buy the Polar H7 Bluetooth HR sensor. It feeds in data to the Polar Beat app running on my iPhone 5. The Polar Beat app has a bunch of options (you have to upgrade / pay for to use some of these functions) that allows one to train for a benefit target. The app shows the route taken and also the amount of calories burnt. The new strap that ships with the HR monitor is much improved over the earlier one - it needs to be moistened very lightly to create contact with the skin. One can export the exercise data to the HealthKit app via the RunGap app (available from the iTunes store). The Polar H7 HR Monitor also works with the Adidas MiCoach app (http://micoach.adidas.com/), which is great because that app has videos of stretches and graded plans for running and many other fitness activities. All in all, a great product to have.

Bei meiner Suche nach einem Pulsgurt den ich mit meinem iPhone 5 verwenden kann bin ich hier bei Amazon auf den "POLAR H7" und den "Wahoo Blue HR" gestoßen. Der POLAR Gurt war zunächst nicht lieferbar weshalb ich mich zuerst für den Wahoo Gurt entschieden habe. Diesen haben ich aber wegen verschiedener Probleme wieder zurück gegeben und bin nun mit dem POLAR H7 sehr zufrieden. NEGATIV: ============ - Der POLAR Gurt wird in einer verschweißten Plastikverpackung geliefert die man nur mit Schere und viel Gezerre öffnen kann. Da macht die wieder verschließbare Box des Wahoo deutlich mehr her und deutlich weniger Arbeit. - Der PLOAR Gurt hat an einem Ende einen Haken der durch eine Schlaufe am anderen Ende geführt werden muss um diesen zu schließen. Das ist kein Beibruch aber unnötig fummelig. Der Wahoo Gurt löst dies deutlich besser indem er den Sensor als Verschluss nutzt. Dort schließt man schnell und bequem zwei Druckknöpfe vor der Brust während man beim POLAR Gurt Haken und Schlaufe an der Seite zufummeln muss. - Beide Gurte sind scheinbar aus dem gleichen Material, den Wahoo Gurt fand ich beim Tragen jedoch etwas bequemer. Der POLAR Gurt hat gelegentlich etwas gescheuert. POSITIV: ================= In Sachen Bedienung und Funktion liegt für mich der POLAR Gurt eindeutig vorne. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass der POLAR Gurt funktioniert. Gurt umlegen, Sensorflächen leicht befeuchten (WICHTIG!), Sender anschließen, App Starten (Polar Beat, Runtastic, RunKeeper, alles kein Problem), koppeln, fertig. Der POLAR Sender wird schnell und zuverlässig erkannt und liefert konstant gute Werte. Der Wahoo Gurt machte hier mehr Probleme. Dieser verlor während des Sports schon einmal die Verbindung oder musste am nächsten Tag komplett neu gestartet werden (Batterie rein/raus) um überhaupt wieder erkannt zu werden. Diese Probleme gab es beim POLAR nicht. Die POLAR eigene App "Polar Beat" macht einen deutlich aufgeräumteren Eindruck als das Gegenstück von Wahoo. Generell verwende ich den Gurt aber nicht mit den Herstellerapps sondern Dritt-Apps wie RunKeeper oder Runtastic. Von diesen wird der Gurt problemlos erkannt. FAZIT: ============ Leichte Abzüge gibt es für den POLAR H7 nur beim Komfort. Funktional ist es aber ein sehr gutes und zuverlässiges Gerät das bei mir bislang tadellos funktioniert. Ich würde 4.5 Sterne geben. Da man nur volle Sterne verteilen kann und die Tendenz klar nach oben geht ist das Ergebnis klar: 5 Sterne von mir. WICHTIG: =================== Ich habe mir Mühe gegeben das Wesentlich zusammen zu fassen. Wenn noch Fragen offen sind beantworte ich diese soweit möglich gerne in den Kommentare. Aber natürlich bin ich kein Support und kann nur aus meiner eigenen Erfahrung berichten :-) War die Rezension hilfreich? Dann würde ich mich über eine entsprechende "JA" Bewertung freuen! Vielen Dank!

Lo uso con mi iPhone 5 y cumple sin problemas. Al principio cuesta un poco emparejar el pulsómetro con apps de terceros y cuando estaba a punto de perder los nervios decidí probar con la app gratuita de Polar que lo detectó al segundo. La app de Polar es algo básica, yo uso iSmoothRun que a mi me gusta mas que RunKeeper. iSmoothRun reconoce el Polar sin problemas y me avisa por los auriculares de los cambios de rango en el pulso cardíaco (¡los cincuentones nos tenemos que cuidar!). Algo interesante en este modelo H7 es que emite en multifrecuencia. Además del bluetooth para los smartphones emite en otra frecuencia que es compatible con los relojes Polar así que si en el futuro adquiero uno de esos relojes puedo usar el pulsómetro con el reloj. Me sorprendió también que los aparatos de cardio del gimnasio (la bici elíptica y la cinta) mostraran los pulsos por la pantalla que medía mi cacharro. Luego supe que esta segunda frecuencia es un estándar y el Polar H7 vale tanto para los smartphones (vía Bluetooth) como para los relojes Polar y los aparatos de cardio (vía la segunda frecuencia). No tengo idea de cuánto dura la pila, van tres semanas y sigo.

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Bei Wettkämpfen bin ich eher minimalistisch mit meiner guten alten Polar RS100 am Handgelenk unterwegs, die mir nur die Zeit und den Puls anzeigt. Beim Training hingegen zeichne ich doch ganz gerne auch mal mehr Werte (Strecke, Tempo, Puls) mit dem Smartphone auf. Auf der Suche nach einem Brustgurt, den ich für beide Anwendungsszenarien verwenden kann, bin ich schließlich beim Polar H7 gelandet. Der kann dank des Bluetooth- und GymLink- (früher auch WearLink genannt) Senders, nicht nur für beide Fälle abwechselnd eingesetzt werden, sondern tatsächlich auch parallel! D.h. die Uhr am Handgelenk ist per GymLink gekoppelt und das Smartphone per Bluetooth und beide zeigen gleichzeitig den aktuellen Puls an. Damit kann ich mich wie gehabt auf die Uhr konzentrieren und das Smartphone bleibt in der Jackentasche verstaut. Bluetooth: Wie üblich ist der erfolgreiche Betrieb von Bluetooth-Zubehör vom Zubehör selber, vom Endgerätemodell, vom Betriebssystem und auch von der verwendeten App abhängig. Bei mir funktioniert alles prima mit einem Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo mit Android 6 und den Apps Sportractive und Polar Beat. Am Smartphone braucht nur Bluetooth aktiviert werden. Das Koppeln übernimmt dann die App (zumindest bei den von mir verwendeten). Falls der Sensor mal nicht erkannt wird, hilft meistens bei laufender App kurz Bluetooth ein- und wieder auszuschalten. Die Polar Beat App bietet übrigens erweiterte Möglichkeiten zur Sensorkonfiguration. Neben der Anzeige des Batteriezustands können auch die beiden Sendeeinheiten (Bluetooth, GymLink) separat ein- und ausgeschaltet werden. Wer also überwiegend nur mit einem der beiden Möglichkeiten unterwegs ist, kann dadurch ggf. etwas Energie sparen. Für mich die perfekte Lösung!