COOSPO Heart Rate Monitor Review: Better than Polar or Garmin?
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- You don't have to pay Polar or Garmin money for HR quality. The COOSPO range of Heart Rate monitors are a great alternative.
Some people use a heart rate monitor to really drill into the proper training zones and make sure they're working as effecitvely and efficiently as possible. Others just like to have the data as a reference. Either way, you need to one that works, is comfortable to wear and won't break when it gets hit repeatedly by a rowing machine handle (I'm talking to you WAHOO).
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replaced my relatively new Wahoo Tickr that lasted only 7 months. with COOSPO Heart Armband off aliexpress and it works so much better, no more dropped connections 👍 I have it just below my elbow on my forearm,
Great video!
Getting now. Thanks.
Nice review
Nice clear review, thanks John. I have a wahoo chest strap that seems to link well with ErgData and PM5, and I wear an Apple Watch too, but the arm strap might be worth exploring. Is there a video recording of the dramatic row where you were chased by the wasp and your stroke rate went above 60 - presumably a HIIT session?!
Had a chest strap one - constant problems with connecting to PM5, got the Powrlab? - thanks to your reccommendation - love it
Nice review. Can you tell what COOSPO version you tested?
I have the previous version, functionality is flawless, but the battery constantly drains. Will grab this newer one.
I think this is similar to me - I had a white Coospo unit which constantly turned on/off when sitting in my bag. I have since bought a Powrlabs chest HRM for about the same price, and it does all the same but doesn't drain the battery. I definitely would recommend that also, if available
I have a Coospo chest strap. It gives rock solid readings and easy connectivity, but the battery seems to drain very quickly. I think it’s not switching off after use as it gives a series of random beeps from time to time. Any tips??
Once you disconnect the sensor unit from the strap,are you making sure to dry the little connection pins?
Not sure if it’s the same on the CooSpo, but on my old Polar H7 I had to dry the pins - and then make sure the sensor was nowhere near the strap!
I had the Polar H10 and the chest strap started giving inaccurate readings that continued to get worse, especially while I was moving the most, and needed to be replaced after several months. The whole point of the heart rate monitor is to measure the heart rate at the extremes of exercise, not while walking to recover. The Polar strap alone would have cost more than the Coospo monitor and strap. I read the reviews about the short battery life and was concerned, but I was not happy with the possibility of replacing Polar chest straps twice a year (20-30 years ago Polar's quality was much better). I bought the Coospo.
Does Coospo burn through batteries? As @rowalong states, it is probably something else. I bought a 6 pack of the replacement batteries just in case, figuring frequent battery replacement is cheaper than frequent chest strap replacement. I carry a spare battery (and a quarter to remove the back of the heart rate monitor to remove the battery, replace it and reconnect Bluetooth. I am not going to do this while running, but I have not had to replace the battery. I check to make sure that the heart rate is being displayed and that it is consistent with what I expect my heart rate to be and I think I only had one workout where the signal was lost during the workout.
I have had several workout where I have had to remove the battery, usually I put the SAME battery back in and reconnect to Bluetooth and after a couple of tries it will reconnect and work find for a month or two. I do remove the monitor from the strap when the workout is over, because that WILL drain any battery. If the two prongs are touching the two connections on the back of the monitor, current is flowing, even if it is not on your body. When I have replaced the battery with a new battery, I put the old battery aside and switch it with the new battery if the new battery stops transmitting and it seems like it is not a lack of battery life, but something with the connection - maybe the prongs, or moisture, or Bluetooth needing to be reconnected, or something else. It is occasionally a hassle to have to fix the heart rate monitor before working out, especially if I am very motivated, but
I have had the Coospo chest strap and monitor and they seem to be as accurate as the Polar H10. I have been using the Coospo for almost 2 years and hyave not finished off the six pack of spare batteries I got when I bought the Coospo. They are Energizer batteries, but I doubt the battery brand is the reason.
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I just disconnect one of the clickers on my Coospo, keep the other one in and hang the whole thing next to my medals to dry. Battery lasts months with practically daily use. I use a Sony 2032 battery.
How does the HR accuracy compare to a garmin running watch?
It depends on what activity you're doing. Running / cycling / that kind of thing, they're very close. The biggest issue I've found with watches or HR monitors on the wrist is with Rowing. My Apple Watch was very accurate for me. But it's rubbish for a lot of people. My MyZone switch is rubbish when rowing with it on my wrist - but ok when on my upper arm and chest.
And the Coospo was spot on when it was on my upper arm.
Will upper arm tattoos mess with the reading? 😳
Does this device give HRV readings? Thanks
No. Not on its own. I'm not sure if there's an app out there that connects to a standard HR monitor to do it. Most of them have their own hardware. There used to be a great free app called Heart Rate that used your phones camera and the light on it to do this. But they're now charging £40 a year.
If you connected it to a watch, do you still need to take your phone with you to get the data?
It depends on app you're running on the watch. If you're using a Garmin, which stores the data, then you should be ok
@@rowalong yes it’s a garmin 265s
Does the armband measure and broadcast HRV data?
According to their website, yes. www.coospo.com/pages/product-comparison.
But remember, there’s not a Coospo app. You’ll need an app to connect this to (like the Polar and Garmin apps)
@@rowalong thanks. It's the Garmin /Firstbeat metrics that I'm interested in (ignoring doubts about their intrinsic value), which I believe depend on accurate HRV data.
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