Recent content by Parasky

From what I've read about other optical heart rate sensors, the biggest enemy to accuracy is outside light. Any light will mess with the light from the sensor. I think that's why wearing the band tighter might help, it prevents any light from coming in.

Compared to my Garmin again on a 6 mile run this morning. I noticed about a mile in that the HR on the Band was consistently about 10 to 15 beats too high. This is the first time that has happened. After a mile of this, I stopped and readjusted the Band to fit lower on my arm, i.e. closer to...

I've been comparing it to a Garmin 910xt for runs between 5 and 10 miles and so far the band has been almost exactly the same as the Garmin. For what it's worth, I wear the band on my right wrist with the display facing in and pretty far below my wrist bone. I think the key is to have the band...

I went on a ten mile run on Sunday and wore the Band on my right wrist and my Garmin 910XT on my left wrist with a heart rate monitor strap. I was really pleased with how the Band did. The Band was showing 80% battery level when I left and was at 60% when I plugged it in when I got home...