Pairing Polar H10 with Garmin Epix

You'll get only HR from the H10.  The Garmin HRM-Dual offers a removable pod allowing strap replacement w/o re-purchasing the electronics (e.g. HRM-Pro/+).  Also a few bucks cheaper than the H10.

Thanks for your reply Dan. I just checked the Dual, and i'm quite shocked that it doesn't even work with Garmin's own Garmin Connect app. What are these people thinking...... 

So what you are saying is that if you use the Polar, you finish a session and your results only show heart rate variation? Is that it? And these won't contribute at all to HRV, Vo2Max, etc? 

You get everything independent of your strap band brand. I‘m only using the H10 for my activities and get all the data like Vo2max, Training Load and -status, etc.

Fantastic! That's all I needed to hear. Thank you :) 

What you would be giving up with the H10 from tge HRM Pro would be store and download of HR where the watch and strap are separated (eg. swimming, contact sports), some of the Running Dynamics, and also the steps.

You would however get all the HR data - in fact chest strap data (regardless of brand) should give you HRV data during an actvitity which OHR from the watch will not.

That is a good point. The Garmin HRM Pro can indeed used independently if needed. That is something that the H10 isn't capable off, at least not if you want to see the data in Connect.

However, having the H10 on my upper arm is definitely much nicer than wearing a chest strap (at least for me). Personally I would not go back.

That is a good point. The Garmin HRM Pro can indeed used independently if needed. That is something that the H10 isn't capable off, at least not if you want to see the data in Connect.

However, having the H10 on my upper arm is definitely much nicer than wearing a chest strap (at least for me). Personally I would not go back.

schmjoe said:

However, having the H10 on my upper arm is definitely much nicer than wearing a chest strap (at least for me). Personally I would not go back.

I thought the H10 was a chest strap, rather than upper arm?

The H10 is a chest strap.

A quick update. I finally got the H10 and used it for my first training session today. Here's the interesting thing. After finishing the session, I still get absolutely every stat in Garmin Connect including step count and running dynamics. I know that obviously those still come from the watch, but I was under the impression that as soon as you connect a foreign brand chest strap, the watch sensor would turn off. I'm 100% sure that the H10 was connected and counting my heart rate. The watch had its green light permanently on instead of the usual scintillating one. I'm not sure what goes on but it's great to still have all the data.