I paired this baby up with my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro and did various runs outdoor this past week and below is my experience.
The set up is basically the same as any other Bluetooth or Ant + device. It took me less than 3 minutes from start to complete. And yes, I fully charged the device beforehand.
The first run the moment I hit run on my watch and turned on the armband HRM, it was detected and connected immediately. I wore it on my forearm just beneath my elbow. It felt very comfortable on my arm and there was not issue of chaffing. It also stayed snugged and secured the entire run.
I did running workouts from easy aerobic run, tempo run, interval workouts and finally a 20KM long trail easy run under wet snow condition.
The HRM responded extremely well with the expected heart rate. For example on my interval hard workout, the HRM picked up my hard interval at 156-170 and immediately drops to 130-140 for my recovery time. For my easy recovery run, the HRM remains at 120-135, while I maintained running at a cadence of above 180 at a temperature of 5-7C. If I relied on my wrist HRM, in the same condition, the heart rate detected would very immediately latch onto my cadence showing a very high heart rate. I’m very happy to say that by using this armband HRM this annoying issue is finally resolved. My VO2 max has started improving to reflect my true fitness.
So the last test run of the week was done under wet snow conditions. I believe I started the connection between watch and HRM a bit later than usual and the HRM failed to detect my heart rate and latched onto the cadence again. This happened in the first KM. I stopped my run and reestablish the connection between the two devices. I didn’t hit start until I see my heart rate is reading accurately at about 120-125. The rest of the run of 20KM showed very good expected range of HR.
Based on one week of usage, I’m very happy with my purchase. I haven’t fully tested out the battery life but I can safely say the above runs of over 10+ hours were done under one charge. The durability is also an unknown fact at this point.
| Product Dimensions | 5 x 3 x 10 cm; 50 g |
|---|---|
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Metal batteries required. (included) |
| Item model number | HW706 |
| Age Range | Adult |
| Colour | Black |
| Style | COOSPO Armband Heart Rate Monitor HW706 |
| Team | CooSpo |
| Compatible with | Sports Watches: Garmin Edge Series/ Garmin Forerunner Series/ Garmin fenix Series and more, Smartphones, GPS Bike Computers: COOSPO BC107/BC200 and others brand compatible with BLE ANT+, Fitness Equipment :Concept2, Nordic treadmill, Bowflex Max Trainer/ Pro-Form treadmill/ iFIT and more |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Material | Plastic |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Special Features | Tracking real time heart rate |
| Included Components | User Manual, Heart rate monitor *1, Arm band *2, Charge Cable *1 |
| Batteries Included? | Yes |
| Battery Description | Lithium-Ion |
| Brand | CooSpo |
| Item Weight | 50 g |
