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larkim
larkim
May 2020
11:32am, 6 May 2020
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larkim
Depending on your watch, there are HRV apps that can run directly there with a Garmin cheststrap - I had one working with the Garmin red HRM and my vivoactive watch. No need to go for an app on the phone then. Think it was this one apps.garmin.com

Mildly faff-y to set up, but seemed to work. My problem was being bothered to monitor and track the info it was giving me; I played around with it for a week or so but lost interest.
Nellers
Nellers
May 2020
11:34am, 6 May 2020
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Nellers
I don't have a smart watch larkim. I'm hardly a runner at all these days and I'm using a Garmin 220 when I do (and also when I cycle or do circuits or whatever to be honest).
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
May 2020
12:18pm, 6 May 2020
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Ant+ compatible Androids are in short supply. My old Sony Experia was and I used it extensively, but the latest Experias don't have Ant+ natively. You can buy a USB-C adapator and use an ANT+ dongle, it's just a bit messy.
StuH
StuH
May 2020
1:19pm, 6 May 2020
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StuH
I think a lot of Androids are not advertised or listed as ANT+ compatible but are.
J2R
J2R
May 2020
1:42pm, 6 May 2020
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J2R
My LG phones (G4, G5) certainly have not been. But it hasn't mattered to me because the strap I use works with Bluetooth and ANT+, so the Garmin was connected via ANT+ and the phone via Bluetooth.
chunkywizard
chunkywizard
May 2020
1:51pm, 6 May 2020
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chunkywizard
The newer watches from Garmin like the 245/ 645/ 945 use HRV as part of the performance measurements. www8.garmin.com
larkim
larkim
May 2020
2:03pm, 6 May 2020
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larkim
Built in Ant+ is still pretty rare apart from on Samsung Android phones if this official list is anything to go by thisisant.com Dongles using the USB OTG service mean there are more Android devices that can use it, but I think we can safely say that we're not going to see it be a default service on most Android phones.
StuH
StuH
May 2020
4:43pm, 6 May 2020
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StuH
That list is not accurate, at least my last 4 phones have had an ANT+ chipset, none feature on that list.
larkim
larkim
May 2020
4:46pm, 6 May 2020
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larkim
Interesting, Stu - you'd think they'd know!! What phones were those, out of interest?
StuH
StuH
May 2020
4:58pm, 6 May 2020
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StuH
HTC; M9, M8S, HTC One, the one before that I can't remember the name of...

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Everything you need to know about training with a heart rate monitor. Remember the motto "I can maintain a fast pace over the race distance because I am an Endurance God". Mind the trap door....

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A quote:

"The area between the top of the aerobic threshold and anaerobic threshold is somewhat of a no mans land of fitness. It is a mix of aerobic and anaerobic states. For the amount of effort the athlete puts forth, not a whole lot of fitness is produced. It does not train the aerobic or anaerobic energy system to a high degree. This area does have its place in training; it is just not in base season. Unfortunately this area is where I find a lot of athletes spending the majority of their seasons, which retards aerobic development. The athletes heart rate shoots up to this zone with little power or speed being produced when it gets there." Matt Russ, US International Coach

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