help menu

Join us on the Community Forums!

  • Community Guidelines

    The Fitbit Community is a gathering place for real people who wish to exchange ideas, solutions, tips, techniques, and insight about the Fitbit products and services they love. By joining our Community, you agree to uphold these guidelines, so please take a moment to look them over.

  • Learn the Basics

    Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for information on Community features, and tips to make the most of your time here.

  • Join the Community!

    Join an existing conversation, or start a new thread to ask your question. Creating your account is completely free, and takes about a minute.

Not finding your answer on the Community Forums?

Cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Rowing concept 2 - Ionic heart rate Vs Polar H10

Replies are disabled for this topic. Start a new one or visit our Help Center.

‎10-16-2017 22:53 - edited ‎10-16-2017 23:11

‎10-16-2017 22:53 - edited ‎10-16-2017 23:11

IonicIonic

 

H10H10

 Hello

 

I have 2 different heart rate results exercising on my indoor rowing machine concept 2. I assume due to the vibration and movement of the machine it causes the Ionic to achieve imprecise results because of the wrist placement where as the chart from the polar H10 chest sensor shows more accurate readings because it is steady and it's not affected by other factors. I have tried running and cycling, the results where very accurate on my Ionic and I can't complain, however I row everyday and I also do motocross so I would need to have the chest sensor compatibility with Ionic because currently I am not getting what I need from this amazing fitness smart watch/tracker. 

Best Answer
0 Votes
3 REPLIES 3

‎10-16-2017 23:20

‎10-16-2017 23:20

I gave up using a wrist based hr monitor when rowing years ago. I too use a Concept 2 and found the repetitive action as well as the sweat didn't play nice with the optical sensors. Neither Fitbit nor Apple could reliably track HR, especially during high intensity work. A chest strap is still the best way to monitor hr when rowing.

Best Answer

‎10-17-2017 00:40

In response to SunsetRunner

‎10-17-2017 00:40

As an addendum, this is a very good example of why it is a “must do” for Fitbit to have their devices receive connections from other devices, so that one can use a chest device to supplement the activity recorded by their wrist device.

Best Answer

‎07-13-2019 23:17

‎07-13-2019 23:17

Hi. I only just got my Ionic a couple of weeks ago but have been using the polar H10 and Ionic for use with my concept II rower. I have achieved a near perfect correlation between my Ionic and the H10. Probably the most important thing I do is to loosen the strap from my normal wearing position to push it further up with a snug but not too snug fit up further on my arm. I then put on a Nike (could be any brand of course) wrist sweat band to keep it stable and in place. All of the inaccuracies of my Ionic came from it moving around whilst rowing. I have the following conditions during rowing:

1) Darkened room with TV as the only light. I don't like the sun in my eye so I close the blinds while rowing.

2) Air conditioning full blast.

Note that I keep a fairly steady pace while rowing but I have also played with speeding up and slowing down. As long as the Ionic doesn't move from its place further up on my arm (only as much as the Nike band width) then it keeps very close to the Polar H10.

 What is missing for me with the Ionic is a readout on my tablet similar to the H10 so I can get instant feedback on my heart rate for keeping up the pace. Ionic is nearly useless in this respect because I don't want to lift my hand off the rower handle to see my heart rate. I keep a tablet leaned up against the TV to see my heart rate and adjust my pace to keep my heart rate up when I see it start to dip. Fitbit doesn't have such a feature.

  I just use the Fitbit to keep a log in one place of all my workouts because I also do fast walking for an which H10 has no feedback without buying another Polar product. In hindsight (20/20) maybe I should have just gotten a Polar watch to compliment the strap. But I also don't like wearing the strap on the walks anyway. Only using it now occasionally for correlation checks on the walks.

 Currently I'm working on getting good correlation between the Ionic and the H10 on walks. I still have problem which somehow seems to be related to conditions in certain areas of my walks.

 

 Hope this helps even though though your original questions was a long time ago already.

Best Answer
0 Votes