Frequently asked Questions about Strapless Heart Rate Monitors
We choose to stock Mio Strapless Heart Rate Monitors over other brands of Strapless Heart Rate watches, as we believe they are a far superior product. Most importantly, from our experience they tend to out live any competition that is currently in the market place. You are paying more for a Mio, but it's worth the additional cost by far!
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What Are Strapless Heart Rate Monitors?
The original technology for exercise and sports heart rate monitoring required a chest belt. This is a lightweight belt worn around the chest close to the heart. There are sensors that pick up electrocardiogram signals and then transmit them to a display on a wristwatch.
Newer technology now allows the user to merely touch two poles/sensors on a wristwatch display and view their heart rate within seconds.
For some exercisers and trainers, strapless may be the preferred method as you do not have wear a chest belt, for most non-elite athletic training, it is a perfect fit.
This product is ideal for walkers, joggers, express gym goers, anyone who is doing aerobic exercise and wants to train in their heart healthy zone. As an added plus, because there is no chest belt, it can be worn all day.
What is the difference between a Wireless Heart Rate Monitor and a Strapless Heart Rate Monitor?
A wireless heart rate monitor comes with a chest strap that is worn around the body. This chest strap transmits a continuous heart rate signal to the watch.
A Strapless heart rate monitor operates without the use of a chest strap. You simply place two fingers over the face of the watch for 4-8 seconds and receive your heart rate reading.
What does ECG Accurate mean?
An electrocardiogram, or ECG, is a measure of the electrical activity of the heart. This electrical activity regulates the contraction of the heart, so the exact heart rate and rhythm can be determined from an ECG.
Is a Strapless heart rate monitor as accurate as a Wireless heart rate monitor?
Mio Strapless Heart Rate Monitors gives you ECG accurate heart rate readings. Simply place 2 fingers over the 2 sensors any time you want to check your heart rate.
What is the difference between a heart rate and a pulse rate?
Heart rate is the rate of heart contractions over a given time period, usually defined in beats per minute.
A pulse can be defined as the rhythmical dilation of a vessel produced by the increased volume of blood forced into the vessel by the contraction of the heart. The pulse can be felt at many different points on the body, with the wrist and neck among the most easily accessible.
The heart rate is usually measured by a sensing device such as electrodes that pick up the electrical activity of the heart, which regulates contractions,
The pulse rate is commonly measured by lightly touching one’s fingers over an artery to count the rate of pulsation. There are certain situations, such as an irregular heartbeat or a premature beat, where a heart contraction will not force out enough blood to be measured as a pulse. Only in these cases, the pulse rate will be different from the heart rate.
What is the difference between a strapless heart rate monitor and a pulse monitor?
A strapless heart rate monitor is ECG accurate because it picks up the electrical impulses produced by the heart.
A pulse sensor detects blood flow in the extremities and is adversely affected by light and motion. This causes highly inaccurate readings.