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HRM Run/Pro with Forerunner 245m

Hello, I have five questions about the Garmin HRM Run/Pro and my Forerunner 245m before I get a chest strap:

1) Does the chest strap also count steps?

2) Is it possible to use the chest strap for other sports? I know that then only the heart rate would be used. Sports: cycling, hiking, gymnastics, walking, home workout (e.g. the pulse during push-ups, ..., is often not correctly recognized). Does it maybe count steps too?

3) How do I know that the data is coming from the chest strap? Is that on the clock? Do I see it in the app?

4) Can I record with the chest strap and the watch at the same time? To compare data

5) The "only" important difference between run and pro is that the pro is also suitable for swimming, isn't it?

Thank you very much

0 Chii over 4 years ago

No one :(?

0 tmk2 over 4 years ago

1. The HRM-Run doesn't. The HRM-Pro does it but in order to incorporate it into your daily step count (i.e. accumulating steps from both the watch and the strap) you'd have to use TrueUp.

2. It is possible to use in ANY type of activity. Steps are counted no matter what type of activity you are doing.

3. This info is stored in the fit file, but is not available to the user unless you have tools to view the raw fit file.

0 Chii over 4 years ago in reply to tmk2

1) Ok Thanks

2) Sounds great

3) Oh, so I will never know, if the strap is working or "only" the watch :-(

4) No idea :)?

0 7152571 over 4 years ago in reply to Chii

4) The biggest difference is swimming and the PRO broadcasts over both ANT+ and BLE with multiple channels available

0 tess over 4 years ago in reply to 7152571

3. When starting an activity that is pairing with an external HR monitor you'll have a flashing icon of a heart and it will go solid once connected. If the watch is using the oHRM, the heart icon won't be present.

4. There's a Connect IQ app that does this. I don't know if it's available for the 245, but you can ask the developer to make it available if it's not. It works on the 945, so there's no reason it wouldn't work with the 245.

0 Chii over 4 years ago in reply to tess

Thank you all :)!

0 Chii over 4 years ago

Last question: Can I use a chest strap without the wacht? Only strap+connect?

0 tmk2 over 4 years ago in reply to Chii

Yes, but read the following review if you want to understand how it works.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/garmin-hrm-pro-chest-strap-depth-review.html

0 Chii over 4 years ago in reply to tmk2

thank you!

0 tmk2 over 4 years ago in reply to Chii

Just make things clear: The strap+connect thing works only with the HRM-Pro, not the HRM-Run nor any other strap.