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Any advantages on using the hrm pro band in combination with the 955?

8ac4df4105064ead96bfd3d91eadc1c5 over 1 year ago

Hi,

I just switched from a vivoactive 4 to the forerunner 955 solar.
I used the HRM pro band with the vivoactive since the builtin heartbeat sensor wasn’t that great.

Do I get any advantages on using the HRM pro with the 955? Or is it useless because of the new integrated sensor in the 955?

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+1 Bitti over 1 year ago

The HRM Pro is still more accurate than wrist HR in 955. But whether wrist HR is accurate enough for you depends on your needs. Also, HRM Pro provides ground contact balance data, for example, that's not available without it. And it's needed for the guided lactate threshold test.

0 8ac4df4105064ead96bfd3d91eadc1c5 over 1 year ago in reply to Bitti

cool, thanks!
It's getting more important since I'm training for my first marathon end of October.
I missed some important metrics for my training with my Vivoactive.
So I'll keep using the HRM pro then! :-)

Main reason why I changed to the 955 was because of the battery..
Previous one didn't last long enough I think (Bluetooth headphones and HRM pro connected)
Hope the 955 will do... Won't be running it in less then 4,5hrs I think

+1 Bitti over 1 year ago in reply to 8ac4df4105064ead96bfd3d91eadc1c5

If you already have the HRM Pro, then I'd do the same and continue using it, at least for interval sessions. But don't feel bad if you occasionally don't use it, you wont miss as much as with your Vivoactive. (I'm more or less in the same boat, I bought my HRM Pro+ when I still had my old Fenix 5+, then upgraded to Forerunner 965 and continued using the strap.)

+1 nowster over 1 year ago

ECG based heart rate sensors (like the HRM Pro) will always be more accurate than optical ones.

0 kbf over 1 year ago

Wrist is OK for long, steady tempo runs, in this case it is pretty accurate. But as soon you have intervals where your HR changes drastically, use external sensor, wrist is much too laggy. Also for anything that is high-intensity(Z4 or 5) - in my case wrist shows 20-30 beats less than chest strap or OH1.

0 MaxP over 1 year ago

With HRM PRO, you can estimate your Lactate Threshold.

0 8ac4df4105064ead96bfd3d91eadc1c5 over 1 year ago in reply to MaxP

thanks! Seems like i'll have a lot of extra features then when I used it with the Vivoactive then :-)

0 Jochem over 1 year ago

If you want to do a lactate threshold test you also need one.

0 DaKo over 1 year ago in reply to 8ac4df4105064ead96bfd3d91eadc1c5

I bought mine just because of the same reason: running a marathon with music via bluetooth and heartrate sensor. Fully charged you can probably run two marathons after each other

0 jambongris over 1 year ago

Another advantage to the HRM Pro (or any other HR monitor) is that you can wear your watch over your clothing. As a winter runner and x-country skier this is one of the main reasons I bought mine.