Garmin HRM-Pro™ Premium Heart-rate Monitor with Dual Transmission and Running Dynamics, Black

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This is super confusing :s I don’t remember having any cadence data when using the Fenix 6 without my strap (HRM-RUN in this case), could you confirm? If so, then it is strange that the cadence data comes from the watch. Oba hruďáky, HRM-Pro a Pro Plus mají stejné funkce a možnosti, liší se opravdu jen umístěním baterie. Pokud tedy máte starší model, neznamená to, že musíte běžet a koupit si nový. Nic tím nezískáte, jen pohodlnější výměnu baterie. Oba mají i stejnou deklarovanou výdrž, a sice rok se zhruba hodinovou aktivitou denně. Oba také dokážou připojit až tři Bluetooth zařízení a nekonečně mnoho ANT+ senzorů. Není tak problém mít hruďák připojen k mobilu, dvěma hodinkách a třeba cyklonavigaci. So - the basic requirements of a cyclists are met: heart rate info is accurate, no drop outs or battery issues. And that’s it. But, let’s dive slightly into those last two bullets, because those are actually what makes this strap appealing for Garmin users (and inversely, useless features for non-Garmin users). But, when firmware updates are released adding new features (such as the HRM-PRO firmware update today adding all the new HRM-PRO Plus features), then you can do that in there too.

This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2021, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0001-411180). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Offline stahování dat tepové frekvence uměla už první generace HRM-Tri a HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro tak vlastně nepřináší nic převratně nového. Data ale umí stáhnout zpětně i v jiných aktivitách než plavání, což se hodí tehdy, když třeba jedete na kole nebo běžíte a nemáte hodinky připojené k hruďáku. Upřímně ale nevím, jaký to má význam, když mám hrudní pás na sobě, tak ho mám vždy připojen k hodinkám nebo navigaci a nemám potřebu data stahovat offline. Also, consider the Polar Verity Sense arm strap if you want basic HR data (no HRV). I use those all the time for this blog’s data comparisons. It’s accurate. The Price Reliability and longevity: The HRM-Pro/Swim do not have a good battery replacement mechanism and there are large numbers of reports of poor reliability once that first battery is changed. The new tool-free battery door is an improvement in that respect. However, the 1-year battery life is still not great and if you have no need for fancy features just get the older strap that comes with a significantly longer battery life. Next, we’ve got the transmission side. This is when you pair it up to apps or devices, be it Garmin or otherwise. The HRM-PRO Plus strap is dual ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart compatible, so that means that you can pair it to an unlimited number of ANT+ devices, and then three concurrent Bluetooth Smart devices. So let’s say you’re inside on Zwift, Peloton, or TrainerRoad (running on an iPad), then that’ll pair via Bluetooth Smart, while you can still also then pair it up to your watch via ANT+. Here it is on Peloton:Finally, if you want to use any of the heart rate/calorie/intensity minutes/steps offloading bits into your Garmin Connect account, then that also only works with the Garmin straps. So, the TLDR here is if you have a Garmin watch and care about any of those things, then get the Garmin strap. As always, there’s lots of questions on whether to buy a Garmin HRM-PRO or HRM-PRO Plus strap, or to buy the Polar or Wahoo variants, which are substantially cheaper. The strap is made of the same fabric that the HRM-TRI is made of, which I’ve found pretty comfortable (and I don’t think I’ve seen any complaints on that strap). You can change the size of the strap by tweaking the little clasp thingy. Garmin states the minimum chest size for this strap is 23.5” (60cm), and the maximum is 42” (106cm). However, you can also buy an extender which takes it to 56” (142cm).

Compare that to the yellow HRM-PRO strap which requires access with a small screwdriver, tools, and ensuring you re-seat the o-ring correctly (else, you’ll damage it and kill your strap); Previously we used Polar HR7 (and Polar watches) and they lasted much longer. Plus the clip-on design means you don’t have to throw out the sensor if the strap breaks. The coin cell battery for the HRM-PRO Plus is claimed at 1 year (with 1hr/day usage). It uses a standard issue CR2032 coin cell battery. The access to said battery compartment is what changes with the HRM-PRO Plus. You’ll access that by pulling the white part off, which gets you here: When it comes to outdoor GPS activity calibration, this will calibrate across numerous pace ranges, however, there are some smarts built-in, to ensure that the calibration isn’t coming from bad data, or non-representative data (such as trail runs where form/running style often differs). In particular, the following circumstance will pause outdoor GPS calibration of the HRM-PRO/HRM-PRO Plus: This problem is not universal. It appears to only be some device combinations. I only have one sample, but there are many Garmin forum posts complaining. I have a running mate that also had a reliability problem with the HRM-Pro and also changed to a Polar H10.

Now, this was not my first Garmin HRM strap. I’ve had at least one from each generation. This is the worst. The older ones are much, much better. Both soft strap and semi soft strap are all better. The older ones are the best but don’t have as many features like support for beat to beat data and BLE. The battery for the HRM-PRO is claimed at 1 year (with 1hr/day usage). It uses a standard issue CR2032 coin cell battery. You’ll access that by pulling the yellow part off, which gets you here:

And then finally, a 90-minute road ride, compared to the Polar H10 and Polar Verity Sense. And again, super boringly accurate: Once in, simply swim as normal. While the strap is constantly broadcasting, your watch isn’t hearing it. Digital signals only go about an inch (a few centimeters) underwater, so from your chest to your wrist is way to far. That’s different than the older analog straps that Polar used to make that can transmit analog signals. But Polar stopped making any modern watches that support that. Uhh…look, I get it, we’re just talking a strap in a box. But also, look, if I didn’t write about the strap in a box, then someone would be upset about it. So, here’s the strap in a box:The HRM-PRO is effectively the new HRM-TRI, and actually at the same price as that strap – just now with more features and functions that appeal to a slightly wider audience than just triathletes. It’s designed to fill the gap for people that can’t wear a watch during their sport, or where the accuracy of wrist-based optical HR sensor data is more challenging. Getting the Running Dynamics bits comes with the territory, but of course Garmin has other offerings if you want just that piece (the RD-POD). Of course, that does beg the question of where the slightly less expensive HRM-RUN goes from here, since that’s still not Bluetooth enabled. Finally Garmin introduced the HRM-Pro in September 2020. The HRM-Pro is the ‘top of the line’ and has all the features of the previous heart rate monitors and you van read my full review here. Except that it’s not detachable like the Dual and doesn’t have the grippy strap like the swim. But it does allow stand alone monitoring and connects with the Connect app by itself. So you can connect it to just about any other device and up to two BLE receivers (e.g. Zwift and your Edge computer). You can also get all swimming data and get running dynamics. As I said, everything. Power measurement is also difficult because of the wind factor. These sensors do that in a different way. In theory, Stryd’s should be more accurate because it’s sensing the wind in real time via the hole in the front of the sensor (although I have doubts of the accuracy of this) Garmin simply uses reported local wind conditions which wouldn’t really account for real time wind gusts. Again rather than taking these numbers too seriously I think you would be looking more at a power number and attaching that number to a perceived effort to see how they correlate. As you can see, the HRM-PRO Plus and Stryd were both within ~0.1km of the TechnoGym MyRun treadmill. I thought it was oddly interesting that Zwift reported slightly lower total distance values than what the TechnoGym MyRun reported, despite the fact that they were zeroed out both times, and recording fresh each time. Anyways, again, on the FR255 with wrist-based data, it was (severely) wrong 100% of the time for pacing, but came up with basically the correct final answer for distance Accuracy-wise, for both heart rate as well as pace/distance, it seems spot-on. In fact, I think the HRM-PRO Plus is more of a threat to Stryd than Garmin’s recent semi-native running power. Many people have used Stryd primarily as a footpod to have more even pacing in GPS-challenged situations. This is half the price of Stryd, but includes heart rate as well. And my guess is that if someone is concerned about exact run pacing, they’re probably also concerned with exact HR accuracy (thus, they’d have bought a strap too). So again, two for the price of half. Or, something like that.

Adding one more ‘speaking’ type here, practically speaking that probably doesn’t matter to 99% of the people out there. After all, if you’re buying this strap it’s because you’re in the Garmin ecosystem and likely with a Garmin watch (versus a bike computer). So in that scenario, you could have easily just started an indoor cardio workout on your watch and left it on the sidelines in your bag. After saving the workout, it’d then sync the HR/steps/etc data to the watch/phone, and the world would be right again. You’d have an upload in Strava from the watch, and all your daily metrics accounted for in Garmin Connect. For more fashion, grooming and technology releases delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our GQ Recommends newsletter. Shop GQ’s edit of the best heart-rate monitors to buy now 2023… I got an HRM-Pro Plus this week because I thought it would simplify my sensor lifestyle being able to supply high quality HRM, running dynamics, and speed/distance for treadmill. But the running dynamics seem completely flaky. I have used it 3 times and in two of the runs the running dynamics stopped recording after manually pausing at an intersection and were not recorded for the next 30 minutes to an hour of running. This is the v8.80 firmware. If anybody knows how to improve on battery replacemnt process, and make it closer to original manufacturing, that would be great as well. Vlastnosti a možnosti HRM-Pro jsem začal zkoumat více právě ve chvíli, kdy jsem si pořídil navigaci Edge 1040 a začal s ní jezdit. Jednak kvůli testování, jednak proto, že velký displej je fakt komfortnější a můžu mít všechna data na jedné obrazovce a nemusím přepínat dvě obrazovky jako na Fénix 6X. Vidím tak kompletní data o rychlosti, tepové frekvenci, nadmořské výšce, vzdálenosti do cíle, hodiny, teplotu či stav baterie. To vše díky datové obrazovce My EDGE 2, o které jsem psal dříve. A samozřejmě velká mapa, ta je boží.

Hrudní pás se vrací do hry

The Garmin HRM-PRO Plus follows in the footsteps of not just the HRM-PRO, but also the HRM-RUN & HRM-TRI before it. As such, it transmits running efficiency metrics, which Garmin brands as Running Dynamics. These metrics are then leveraged for Garmin’s Running Power calculations as well. In any event, all three of these require you pair the chest strap to your Garmin watch, so we’ll do that here. For the purpose of this post’s photos I’m using the FR945 because it’s sitting next to my laptop. But I’ve actually mostly been using it watch-wise with the Fenix 6 series. But any ANT+ or Bluetooth Smart unit can pair up for the basic heart-rate pieces. On a Garmin device, you’ll want to pair it as an ANT+ sensor (which, it’ll do automatically for you): A konečně je tu pás HRM-Swim, který je speciálně určen pro plavání v bazénu. Má povrchovou úpravu, aby neklouzal z hrudník při otáčkách na koci délky, je tlustší, aby styčná plocha s tělem byla co největší, a není tak pružný. Opět aby se minimalizovala možnost klouzání z těla. A nejen to, materiál je odolný vůči chlorované vodě, zatímco pásy HRM-Pro nikoliv – ty se doporučují pro plavání ve venkovní, přírodní vodě. K výše uvedenému jedna důležitá poznámka: Někdy na podzim loňského roku (2022) dostala podporu minut intenzivní aktivity přímo navigace Edge 1040 - a také Edge Explore 2, čili pokud máte jeden z těchto modelů, nepotřebujete pro záznam tepové frekvence s možností propisu do deníku Connect a sbírání MIA hrudní pás HRM-Pro/Plus, ale stačí vám i HRM-Run/2 či HRM-Dual.