Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
charge hr is much better than flex in monitoring your sleep. From: Lois Butterfield Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 2:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi Seigard, I have had great luck with FitBit. They now have the Charge HR, which is a fitness watch with heart rate monitoring. I don’t happen to have it because I got the apple watch. I do, however, love my Flex and the Aria scale, both of which sync with my phone well and easily. I would assume that the Charge HR would also do that. I read up some on it. It syncs with Run Keeper and other apps and checks your heart rate every second while in a workout. I know that there are graphs involved that would not work but that would be true of most apps. Take care, Lois From: Jeff Clark Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Sieghard, I was in your dilemma about 4 weeks ago and found pretty good luck with the following setup. Polar H7 using the Runkeeper app. The Runkeeper app has some Voiceover issues when I first entered my height/weight etc., but I didn’t enter my info during the initial setup and modified it after setting up the app. Other than that, the app runs pretty good. If you want current pulse and aerobic info there is a GPS button on the screen that you click into to get the self-voicing info. Both my wife and I are using this setup with success. Another tip is to ensure rinsing the Polar monitor contacts both on the strap and unit to ensure a good contact. Keep the contacts moist or it will not transmit to Runkeeper. You may have to play around a little to get the right moisture levels. I just take the strap, run it under the sink for a second and good to go. Yes, it’s a little cold when you put the strap on. LOL Hope this helps and contact me with any further questions. Jeff From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com
Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
Hi Seigard, I have had great luck with FitBit. They now have the Charge HR, which is a fitness watch with heart rate monitoring. I don’t happen to have it because I got the apple watch. I do, however, love my Flex and the Aria scale, both of which sync with my phone well and easily. I would assume that the Charge HR would also do that. I read up some on it. It syncs with Run Keeper and other apps and checks your heart rate every second while in a workout. I know that there are graphs involved that would not work but that would be true of most apps. Take care, Lois From: Jeff Clark Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Sieghard, I was in your dilemma about 4 weeks ago and found pretty good luck with the following setup. Polar H7 using the Runkeeper app. The Runkeeper app has some Voiceover issues when I first entered my height/weight etc., but I didn’t enter my info during the initial setup and modified it after setting up the app. Other than that, the app runs pretty good. If you want current pulse and aerobic info there is a GPS button on the screen that you click into to get the self-voicing info. Both my wife and I are using this setup with success. Another tip is to ensure rinsing the Polar monitor contacts both on the strap and unit to ensure a good contact. Keep the contacts moist or it will not transmit to Runkeeper. You may have to play around a little to get the right moisture levels. I just take the strap, run it under the sink for a second and good to go. Yes, it’s a little cold when you put the strap on. LOL Hope this helps and contact me with any further questions. Jeff From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
What about audible feedback for your pulse rate? Thom From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lois Butterfield Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi Seigard, I have had great luck with FitBit. They now have the Charge HR, which is a fitness watch with heart rate monitoring. I don’t happen to have it because I got the apple watch. I do, however, love my Flex and the Aria scale, both of which sync with my phone well and easily. I would assume that the Charge HR would also do that. I read up some on it. It syncs with Run Keeper and other apps and checks your heart rate every second while in a workout. I know that there are graphs involved that would not work but that would be true of most apps. Take care, Lois From: Jeff Clark mailto:jeffclark...@comcast.net Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Sieghard, I was in your dilemma about 4 weeks ago and found pretty good luck with the following setup. Polar H7 using the Runkeeper app. The Runkeeper app has some Voiceover issues when I first entered my height/weight etc., but I didn’t enter my info during the initial setup and modified it after setting up the app. Other than that, the app runs pretty good. If you want current pulse and aerobic info there is a GPS button on the screen that you click into to get the self-voicing info. Both my wife and I are using this setup with success. Another tip is to ensure rinsing the Polar monitor contacts both on the strap and unit to ensure a good contact. Keep the contacts moist or it will not transmit to Runkeeper. You may have to play around a little to get the right moisture levels. I just take the strap, run it under the sink for a second and good to go. Yes, it’s a little cold when you put the strap on. LOL Hope this helps and contact me with any further questions. Jeff From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than
RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
Sieghard, I was in your dilemma about 4 weeks ago and found pretty good luck with the following setup. Polar H7 using the Runkeeper app. The Runkeeper app has some Voiceover issues when I first entered my height/weight etc., but I didn’t enter my info during the initial setup and modified it after setting up the app. Other than that, the app runs pretty good. If you want current pulse and aerobic info there is a GPS button on the screen that you click into to get the self-voicing info. Both my wife and I are using this setup with success. Another tip is to ensure rinsing the Polar monitor contacts both on the strap and unit to ensure a good contact. Keep the contacts moist or it will not transmit to Runkeeper. You may have to play around a little to get the right moisture levels. I just take the strap, run it under the sink for a second and good to go. Yes, it’s a little cold when you put the strap on. LOL Hope this helps and contact me with any further questions. Jeff From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
I would doubt if any fitness watches have that. I used to have a chest strap type that did give audible feedback through ear phones. It’s been so long that I don’t remember the name of it. Maybe that will be a feature that will come along with the Apple watch someday to headphones via Bluetooth. Take care, Lois From: Thom Spittle Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff What about audible feedback for your pulse rate? Thom From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lois Butterfield Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi Seigard, I have had great luck with FitBit. They now have the Charge HR, which is a fitness watch with heart rate monitoring. I don’t happen to have it because I got the apple watch. I do, however, love my Flex and the Aria scale, both of which sync with my phone well and easily. I would assume that the Charge HR would also do that. I read up some on it. It syncs with Run Keeper and other apps and checks your heart rate every second while in a workout. I know that there are graphs involved that would not work but that would be true of most apps. Take care, Lois From: Jeff Clark Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Sieghard, I was in your dilemma about 4 weeks ago and found pretty good luck with the following setup. Polar H7 using the Runkeeper app. The Runkeeper app has some Voiceover issues when I first entered my height/weight etc., but I didn’t enter my info during the initial setup and modified it after setting up the app. Other than that, the app runs pretty good. If you want current pulse and aerobic info there is a GPS button on the screen that you click into to get the self-voicing info. Both my wife and I are using this setup with success. Another tip is to ensure rinsing the Polar monitor contacts both on the strap and unit to ensure a good contact. Keep the contacts moist or it will not transmit to Runkeeper. You may have to play around a little to get the right moisture levels. I just take the strap, run it under the sink for a second and good to go. Yes, it’s a little cold when you put the strap on. LOL Hope this helps and contact me with any further questions. Jeff From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit
Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff
Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50 third-party apps including Runkeeper and Runtastic. In addition to hardware feedback on the actual HRM I am interested to hear about accessibility of the various apps people use. Also, I am interested in the same information regarding wireless blood pressure monitors and body scales. Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
