HRMs - not on the chest?
Now most cycling HRMs are designed for chest wearing, but what if that's not comfy? I have respiratory issues (Asthma, etc) and am trying to change my breathing, can you wear an HRM on a different part of the body? I'm sure I've seen people wearing them on their arms?
It's just a hill. Get over it.
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The chest straps detect electrical signals from your heart muscle, so no.
Best bet is wrist mounted, which are optical. In a medical setting these can be placed over various body parts that have sufficient perfusion, but upper arm isn't one that I've seen in the patent work I did.
Wrist mounted ones on smart watches are okay,.but not as accurate as the chest straps. The signal is weak, or the strap tight. Take your pick.0 -
I'd politely suggest that if a chest strap is enough to hinder breathing then strenuous exercise is possibly a bad idea. I have asthma.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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I use a Garmin HR strap while on the turbo trainer so it can talk to the software, and usually also still have the Apple Watch on my wrist.
I'm impressed at how consistently they agree on heart rate, rarely more than 1 or 2 BPM difference in the readings.
However it (obvs) doesn't talk to the trainer software. Do you need that?
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Are you wearing the cheat strap too tight?
I use my Garmin forerunner watch to broadcast my heart rate when needed, works reasonably well thought slightly less accurate I think.1 -
You can go way overboard with how tight you have hrm cheststraps, I've done it myself.================
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Polar and Scosche also do arm-based monitors.0
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you could tape a pulse ox to your finger and measure o2 as well as p/r for a further variable
if turboing you don't need the tape for obvs reasons.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I got a scosche one - works fine. I don't really like chest based monitors.0
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It's more a psychological thing. I need to start using my lower lungs more, but the chest strap, whilst not tight, feels or is distracting. It's not hindering me.pblakeney said:I'd politely suggest that if a chest strap is enough to hinder breathing then strenuous exercise is possibly a bad idea. I have asthma.
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I find my garmin watch is great running or mountain biking but under-reads badly on my drop bar bike. I assume it’s either the position of my wrists or that drop bar bikes cut off the blood supply to my arms
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This optical device works fine for me, either on upper arm or forearm. Easy setup and instant link to my garmin. I didn’t like the feel of a chest strap.ibr17xvii said:
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Exactly HOW do you use your lower lungs more?secretsam said:
It's more a psychological thing. I need to start using my lower lungs more, but the chest strap, whilst not tight, feels or is distracting. It's not hindering me.pblakeney said:I'd politely suggest that if a chest strap is enough to hinder breathing then strenuous exercise is possibly a bad idea. I have asthma.
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He's special. He has two sets. Upper and lower. Like some weird alien amphibian thing.dennisn said:
Exactly HOW do you use your lower lungs more?secretsam said:
It's more a psychological thing. I need to start using my lower lungs more, but the chest strap, whilst not tight, feels or is distracting. It's not hindering me.pblakeney said:I'd politely suggest that if a chest strap is enough to hinder breathing then strenuous exercise is possibly a bad idea. I have asthma.
Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Bum breathing?dennisn said:
Exactly HOW do you use your lower lungs more?secretsam said:
It's more a psychological thing. I need to start using my lower lungs more, but the chest strap, whilst not tight, feels or is distracting. It's not hindering me.pblakeney said:I'd politely suggest that if a chest strap is enough to hinder breathing then strenuous exercise is possibly a bad idea. I have asthma.
It would be covid safe I think.0
