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for get enouph rate responce during swimming, what is the best pacemaker, the best rate responce sensor ?

 

 

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I think it's a question of swim style and PM tuning

by crustyg - 2022-02-16 15:31:57

Traditional training for pool swimming is to keep the shoulders as level as possible, so there's very little feed into an accelerometer.  And breath management is a key part of swim training, so any RR feed based on breathing (e.g. BostonSci's MinuteVentilation) won't be much help.  I know, I've tried.

Different if you're an open-water swimmer, much more upper body movement as you lift the head and check for the marker buoy, so I think that's just a question of getting the settings adjusted to give a lot of RR from relatively little movement.

Last in-person device check I had, my EP-tech said that they are hearing good things about the CLS-RR in Biotronik PMs - but no-one fits them anywhere near where I live. And I've adjusted my swim style to cope with the limitations of my BostonSci Accolade (which was carefully tuned for road-cycling).

If that's too cryptic for you, send me a PM and I'll expand.

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