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Better luck today with the HRM. Took the strap down one notch so it wasn't so tight and whilst it took a little while to kick in, once running it stayed with me most of the time. I did stop once to see if it was working properly as it seemed to stay fixed for a suspiciously long time but it seemed ok. Got on with my run but once I hit my recovery phase and slowed to a walk it lost it again. More positive but still not quite there yet! I now need to work out how to make the font bigger, I can see the rate ok but it could do with being a little larger so I don't have to peer at it.
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Aye, I'll see how it goes but I think the armband thingy in your link might be the way ahead.
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They sound great for 20 quid.
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I would prefer fitness first then smart watch stuff a distant second. So this is going back to good old John Lewis and I will take a look at the new Garmin Vivoactive 3 which has some great reviews.
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After a week in, I'll sum it up by saying the music and GPS are great but the HRM is utter tonk. It's completely unreliable. It takes an age to pick up, is erratic and drops out constantly. As an example, my runs are bookended by five minute walks to warm up and warm down. It never picks up on a warm up and today I finished my run at 155 bpm. Two slow walking minutes later I'm at 159, one minute later I'm at 161 and one minute later it's lost the signal. I know my recovery rates and this thing is way off the mark. I shouldn't have to be fretting and checking to see if the thing works when I'm on a run, I should be able to fire and forget until I'm done so that I can concentrate. What a pain in the arse.
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I ditched the AW and sent it back. Bought a Garmin 935. Expensive but it's in a totally different league. If you want a sports watch with some smart stuff then this is a beast.
It's basically a Garmin Fenix 5 without the bulk. Does all my running, cycling, walking, gym, cardio, golfing, heart rate, weather, notifications. The list of sports is stupid. Oh and apparently the battery lasts around a week with daily activities and tracking. It charges in around 60 mins. So far it's brilliant.
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I shouldn't have to after spending nearly £500! Bloody thing.
Anyway, if you have a spare five minutes this may give you a chuckle: 8 things I learned from wearing an apple watch
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Interesting but very odd article! Think it was written quite a while ago about the AW1 though, as it mentions no GPS. |
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Have you used Apple Pay on it yet? It's great: sounds pathetic really, but it's so much handier than using the phone. |
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HRM better today for my long run, tighter by one notch and not so far down the wrist but it still conked out for the last 7-8 minutes. V dull.
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