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ANT+ Heart Rate Monitors & FitBit

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‎10-18-2014 18:16

‎10-18-2014 18:16

I've got an odd question I'm hoping someone here might be able to help with.

 

I have a Polar H7 bluetooth heart rate monitor, which I use with DigiFit iCardio to track gym workouts and such. I use it with my HTC One M7 and it works like a dream. 

 

The store that I work for had a Garmin HRM2-SS heart rate monitor lying around. I want to find a way to hook it up so my girlfriend can use it. She's got a Samsung Galaxy S5 active, which has a native ANT+ chipset in it, (the connectivity that that band uses). The phone hooks up to the HRM just fine, and pulls off an accurate heart rate. The problem is we can't find anything that will hook up to her HRM that will ALSO share calorie burn and workout data with FitBit. 

 

Any suggestions?

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‎11-07-2014 04:37

‎11-07-2014 04:37

@backXslash Hello and welcome to Fitbit Community. Please accept my apologies for the delayed response. 

 

I was doing a little research about what apps will work for you. Digifit is one of them, do you know why? Digifit tracks workouts indoors with fitness sensors or outdoors with GPS, cardio activities for hours, it works for heart rate monitor purposes and the data syncs between your Digifit and Fitbit account. There is an app available for Android that you should download. Your Fitbit acocunt will share calories and sleep activity with your Digifit, and this last one will share Activities or workouts with your Fitbit. There is another app called "FitDataSync" that automatically import your Garmin Connect activities to your Fitbit account (calories, duration, steps, distance, activity type and heart rate). Click here to get more information. Take a look to our compatible apps and let us know if you find antoher one that fits your needs. Hope this helps!

Fitbit Community ModeratorEdgar | Community Moderator

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‎11-07-2014 13:18

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‎11-07-2014 13:18

@backXslash I would add that the free Endomondo app should also work with that HR monitor and you can connect it to your Fitbit app. To see the HR zone info in a workout on the Endomondo app you would need to purchase their premium account, but the free one would still update the calorie burn info on Fitbit. Tae a look here and here.

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