Samsung Gear/Smart Watches

Accuracy

by Hamsquatch - 2017-03-13 15:49:02

Those things aren't very accurate, I never had luck with one, the only thing that worked for me was a chest strap but some have problems with that. If you really want you should get a pulse oximeter. I find the longer I have had my ICD the more I don't care about monitoring my heart rate.

Smart watch

by Ms.Cryer - 2017-03-14 20:36:14

i have the apple 🍎 watch ⌚️ series 2 it hurts as well. Heart ❤️ rate isn't accurate 

Pain from a watch?

by PaulFromSydney - 2017-03-14 21:04:24

I have a Tom Tom running watch and previously a Garmin running watch.

No pain and surprised you are getting pain from the watch. The PM is shielded an shouldn't be impacted. Other would know better however.

On the watches

The Garmin watch and chest strap worked but not real comfortable or that accurate. 

The heart rate on the Tom Tom (at the wrist) gives a fairly good indication so I stick wih this. Most important I have 1000s of songs stored on the watch and bluetooth headphones so have music whilst running without carrying a phone.

Paul

Thanks

by Beckiiejayne - 2017-03-15 08:33:40

Its such a strange feeling. My arms perfectly fine, then I put the watch on and within half an hour Ive got pain up my arm - the longer its on, the worse it gets.

Think its something Im going to have to pass on to the other half - im sure he'll be happy about that!

I may have to have a look into the tomtom watch - thanks for that!

Watch

by CrockerNut - 2017-03-20 21:30:59

I use the Fitbit Blaze, have never experienced pain or discomfort and am happy with all of the features except the heart rate monitor part is slow catching up and isn't very accurate when exercising.