Results 1 to 7 of 7
Thread: heart rate monitor and strava
-
05-19-2019, 04:29 PM #1
heart rate monitor and strava
I ran a Polar hr monitor for a while and I can not link it anymore to strava. I am IT challenged, after some homework it looks like they stopped supporting Polar. All I want is a good hr monitor strap that links to strava,, any ideas? I know someone on here uses strava with a hr monitor.....
THANKS
-
05-19-2019, 04:53 PM #2Registered User
- Join Date
- Dec 2009
- Posts
- 1,684
Are you linking Strava via your phone? Or, via the Polar device?
I use my Garmin to record the route and HR, then upload to Strava. Sometimes use the Strava app with HR strap that is Bluetooth compatible to the phone.
-
05-19-2019, 05:32 PM #3Registered User
- Join Date
- Dec 2015
- Posts
- 588
Your recording device needs to record the heart rate. I use a garmin which displays the heart rate (so I can verify the suffering), and it uploads it to strava when I post my ride. If you are using the phone app, I'm not sure if you can use a strap for HR, unless you can get the phone to read it.
-
05-19-2019, 06:49 PM #4
So i payed up for the 5 bucks a month on strava for heart rate and all extra intel. I was using the polar strap with the apple 7 and the phone app.
I like to watch calories burned and average heart rate, it seem to let me know when I am lazy vs pushing myself...
-
05-21-2019, 02:57 PM #5powder poacher
- Join Date
- Oct 2006
- Location
- Montpelier, VT
- Posts
- 275
Polar HR monitors are buggy and not worth the $$. Garmins are marginally better but often take 2-5 miles before they start sending data to the device. I have used both. Best HR monitor is the Wahoo Tickr. Has Bluetooth (for iPhones) and ANT+ (for GPS units)
https://www.wahoofitness.com/devices...art-rate-strap
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
05-21-2019, 08:11 PM #6
+1 for Wahoo. Way better than my old Polar. Seems very consistent.
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, and flying through the air
-
05-21-2019, 09:22 PM #7Registered User
- Join Date
- Apr 2004
- Location
- Southeast New York
- Posts
- 11,766
My Samsung watch makes HR stuff pretty easy. It talks to my phone and can upload everything from the Samsung Health app including the map of the ride. I haven't played with it much but I saw someones that showed his heart rate on a chart like Strava shows elevation so you could overlay it to see what the HR was along the way.
Bookmarks