I do a lot of aerobic and strength training workouts, so do you have to wear the chest strap to get read out on calories burnt?
1388435
You have to wear the chest strap for it to indicate your heart rate. I do not think this device would register calorie burn.
2060991
I used it for anaerobic exercise. When it worked for two days it was accurate on the calorie count. The chest strap stopped working on both units that I purchased within two days.
2197828
No, the only way it will show calories burned is if you use a heart rate monitor
2045128
The red button will work only if you have chest strapped on. After wearing it there are two choices: the constant read without any data (calories burned, time elapsed, max/min/med HR) simply pressing the red button or you can have all the data just starting the chronometer. Without the chest strap, this unit works perfectly as a normal watch with its alarm and chronometer functions.
1634337
Only if you wear the breast strap, which would be rather uncomfortable. I have the Basis now, which does that, but is not very good at measuring calorie consumption during activity. In any case, calorie count during sleep is rather uninteresting - the Basis shows I burned some 500 cal between midnight and 6:30 am and I would bet that this is within 10% of what it shows any other day, even after a hard workout when the actual consumption is higher. If you look for calorie count, I'd go with a Polar for workout and a Fitbit or similar with MyfitnessPal for the rest.
1615358
I think the calorie count is way off. I used it a couple of times in kick boxing cardio class, which is really intense cardio, and it would only show that I burned like 350 calories. I'm sure its much more than that. If counting calories is what you really want I would get the strape that goes around your body instead of the watch. Its supposed to be much more accurate. Hope this helps!
1840025
You'll need to wear the chest strap for the Vivo to read heart rate. It does save the data as you exercise and it is neat to see the graph of your work-out afterwards.
2265918
When i wore this device with the heart rate monitor and did crossfit, it said i did 68 calories for a 17 minute session, so i dont believe it does monitor calories very well unless your covering a distance. crossfit is a high intensity constantly varied workout
167269
Yes on the chest strap and one can only assume yes on the watch. I did not pay attention to the watch, but the spot on the chest strap is obvious. It worked right at the box and you can shut off after you're done working out to preserve battery life.
1700112
Yes as a matter of fact sometimes after exercising I wind up leaving it on for a while just to measure my resting heart rate. It works fine
262328
It seems to measure your calories burned based on you checking your heartrate. I have noticed while in the midst of exercising and I check my heartrate with the watch, after it gets a clear read on my heart, the calories burned display shows either more or less calories in the totals.
1356690
It can display heart rate*, which is information used in fitness testing. But, it wasn't designed for fitness testing. I suggest you contact a fitness testing specialist for more information. *Display of heart rate requires the optional heart rate monitor chest strap.Garmin has a disclaimer on their website: http://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/atdisclaimer
308153
I've never used it as you describe, but it starts showing your heart rate once you place the band on your chest. You would need to wear watch and band.
2067584
The chest strap is needed to see and document the heart rate. If you are running outside then the foot pod isn't needed. If you are just partially running outside then again the foot pod isn't needed.the foot pods seem to good at estimating distance while inside.
200249
No. There is no chest strap with this heart rate monitor. You are required to touch two of your fingers on the contacts to get your heart rate.
1036913
It works without the heart rate monitor strap, but it will make a significant difference in accuracy if you do have one. I wear mine with just the loop bracelet and put on the chest strap for workouts and heavy activity. This is the best combo, and why I purchased it in the first place.
437126
Yes, includes separate chest strap for heart rate monitor. Also calculates distance based on steps and calories burned.