Better Apple Watch Ultra Heart Rate Accuracy With THIS Simple Hack!
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00:00 - Intro / Overview
00:53 - Sponsor / SquareSpace
01:44 - Why Your Heart Rate Data is Bad
04:08 - Bicep Band Overview
06:47 - Heart Rate Test Data / Pro’s and Con’s
10:00 - Final Thoughts
@elricfreak13 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, this was so in depth! I’ve been looking for something to wear while boxing and love my Apple Watch but obviously couldn’t wear it lol
@StalwartMan 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much🤩
@bearoverlandandoutdoors Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!
@BrianRouse Жыл бұрын
Interesting idea. I feel like my HR results on my wrist are just fine, but moving it to my arm during weightlifting or any HIIT activity could prove beneficial. I'd be curious to see how it works on your arm while you sleep.
@rubarb1275 Жыл бұрын
This is a great alternative to wearing a heart rate monitor. I’ve been thinking about getting one (like the Polar Verity sense), but this has given me food for thought!
@delgaldo2 Жыл бұрын
hey Dave, I do something similar when I do my emails while walking on a treadmill. I put my apple watch on my ankle so that I can properly record the activity. The distance I get is quite spot on. I guess my HR is more or less as accurate as when I have the watch on my wrist.
@hauptstadtgoere Жыл бұрын
cool! thanks for this. was wondering how to better perform kettlebell without crashing my ultra. 👍🏻
@DanielSweden Жыл бұрын
Pick up the spare bands for the the Wahoo Tickr Fit. It’s compatible with my 955. Just keep the spring bars on the watch and use it the same way as the Tickr Fit.
@alanorcharton8855 Жыл бұрын
Great hack - I always wondered why my tiny version series 3 Apple Watch was so much more accurate than the larger newer models I have - it must be the small size with the tight nylon strap. I just wish my eyes were good enough for the tiny screen
@supracurious 4 ай бұрын
Great video, I lost my polar H10 and love my series 7 Apple Watch. So just used your links! Do you still use it?
@mlegrand Жыл бұрын
Great hack for anyone seeing issues with HR accuracy. 👌🏻
@patricia__alves_ 11 ай бұрын
I just want you to know that I spent 20$ on Amazon because of you 😂 Can’t wait to get it tomorrow and try this week lol Thank you!
@Iandolij Жыл бұрын
I’ve had some nerve damage to my watch wrist so I’ve been wearing my watch on the inside of my wrist on my opposite hand now I’m wondering where I can get a bicep strap for the garmin fenix 6 pro I really like this idea.
@anthonycraig274 3 ай бұрын
I found this when trying to search if it’s possible to wear a watch on your ankle. Great video.
@supracurious 4 ай бұрын
I would love to see how it compares to using it on the wrist.
@arkarparker702 11 ай бұрын
Do you think wearing it on the wrist but the under side of the wrist where we actually taped in to check our heart rate would make any better?
@Fozzee.1970 Жыл бұрын
Do they make these for Garmin watches?
@andresbrand2585 Жыл бұрын
And you can do that with almost every fitness watch. I used to have one with a very bad heart rate sensor, often giving me half of BPM that I should have had. I realised by comparing it with an oximeter and knowing all the facts you mentioned in the video, I decided to by band and put it up on my bicep. The accuracy improved dramatically! Displaying BPM with +-5 in comparison with the oximeter. Since then, there is not turning back 😂
@user-yn5sk5ru5g Жыл бұрын
Dont you just love it when doing a threshold interval and it reads 81 bon, then you are in your recovery interval and the heartrate catches up to correct. Then the next interval it malfunctions again 🙄
@Windsurfingaddict 11 ай бұрын
I’ve been looking for a solution to ware my Apple Watch to work for heart rate and steps, miles walked ect ect, I looked on Utube but found nothing then luckily saw your video pop up as I’m subscribed, I can not ware a watch for work as would risk damaging the watch so going to order an arm strap and give it a go, Garmin do a heart strap that records lots of metrics without waring the Garmin watch then pair it to watch when your done which works great, so I’m excited to see how this works out 😎😎😎😎
@dkny9954 8 ай бұрын
Hey have you noticed that with bicep arm band that AW cadence lock goes away?
@JamesWindland Жыл бұрын
Hoping to find something like this for the Fenix 7, on multi week long hikes my wrist gets a rash sometimes and this would give me an option to give my wrist a break.
@mikem4215 Жыл бұрын
Move watch to other wrist at night. That’s what I did problem went away
@rcuadro Жыл бұрын
Seems like using a chest strap or separate arm band sensor, when needed, it more useful/convenient. I mean it is not a bad idea but having the watch on my bicep seems way too cumbersome to use unless you are just going to start and stop an activity. Personally I glance at the watch to check on things like pace, time, and distance often enough where the bicep would be too inconvenient
@848evo4 Жыл бұрын
this is interesting, it would allow me to wear my apple watch to track some data why riding a motorcycle on a road race track
@georgevadnais3516 Ай бұрын
It’s true for all watch brands.
@Zane_Zaminsky Жыл бұрын
Check out those massive guns! 💪👍
@marko-ino Жыл бұрын
This is also very good for people who work in environments where wearing a watch on your wrist is a safety hazard like those who operate machines in factories.
@redpillpusher 5 ай бұрын
Has anyone tried wearing the watch on the inside of your wrist? If so, how was the HRM accuracy.
@elb8284 Жыл бұрын
i guess everything can get better
@DeeKay1911 Жыл бұрын
With current temperatures around 0-5 Celsius here, it’s not as accurate as normal - often dropping the heart rate
@boogheatherriordan1381 Жыл бұрын
Hey can you put the arm band on the inside of the forearm or bicep and get readings?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Yep!
@stephenmerritt1973 2 ай бұрын
Can you add a complication to see realtime heart rate on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 watch face ? Thank you for what you do sir.
@ChaseTheSummit 2 ай бұрын
Yes you can.
@rapssss 4 ай бұрын
For my amateur running I happily take the "innacurate" or "bad data" from HR sensor from my Apple Watch Ultra :). Thanks to HR info from this watch I started taking pure pleasure from running because I can be in a HR spot where I want to be during my easy runs :). Having watch on the biceps will not give me any benefit from wearing a watch during the run as I would be silly looking at it during this activity. Also I dont like that feeling where you have a strap near biceps - sorry for football captains!
@crowehar Жыл бұрын
How does it affect other stats like stride length or vertical oscillation?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly not by much. Stats look similar including running power and step count.
@jbbell6903 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! How does the watch run metrics work with the watch up on the shoulder? Is it as accurate?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Haven’t tried on the shoulder but I suspect it would work. Though I wonder how secure it would be in that area.
@jbbell6903 Жыл бұрын
@@ChaseTheSummit sorry - i meant the upper biceps but if that affects the run metrics because of the lower watch movement
@parkatip 10 ай бұрын
Could you comment on how this affects running power and other running dynamics (stride length etc.) measurements?
@ChaseTheSummit 10 ай бұрын
Oddly those metrics don't seem to be negatively affected.
@parkatip 10 ай бұрын
@@ChaseTheSummitThanks! Good to hear, didn't expect that
@bgodard1 Жыл бұрын
Knowing that the sensors are much better on Apple Watch in comparison of Garmin watch, this trick should be highly recommended for Garmin watches 😁
@chriscarpunky Жыл бұрын
2 months later are you still wearing it? I was wearing Apple and Garmin for stats but I felt so silly wearing both so I have been wearing a band on my arm for a week now. I just came across this video today. Second, I wonder if it would still pick up afib being in the arm?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
I still use this band occasionally but I don't wear it 24/7. Afib would likely still work but would only be valuable if you wore it 24/7 thanks for watching.
@dariusiakabos 7 ай бұрын
I'm using in on my ankle for Kettlebell workouts. Otherwise I'd smash in turkish get ups xD
@DaDa-ei1zz 3 ай бұрын
But what about Cadence Stride Length etc… The AW still thinks it is on the wrist so this data must be incorrect
@kennydv Жыл бұрын
I use my band from my broken wahoo tickr fit and attach it to my garmin. I wear it on my bicep and my apple watch on my wrist. Garmin tracks everything and apple watch is my smartwatch. When I wore two watches people kept asking why.. My answer: I’m addicted to sport/smartwatches… Now they only see Apple Watch while I still am wearing FR on my bicep.
@user-xh6tn7iz4b Жыл бұрын
I wear both a Garmin and Apple Watch too! I was gifted an old one and find it useful for the office and replying to notifications. So I say one is for business and one is for pleasure. It’s fun to see who is observant and notice I wear two watches. The CEO of my last company also wore two watches (he is a multi-ironman).
@victoryu7820 Жыл бұрын
Interesting idea but I’m curious if having it on the bicep impacts running dynamics or other stats that rely on the accelerometer which may be calibrated to the movement of the wrist. The force that would be felt at the wrist is higher than that near the center of rotation, where the bicep would be. Any thoughts or real world experience?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
I wondered about this. Oddly it doesn't seem to have a huge impact on running dynamics like Running Power and steps reported after the activity are similar across all of the devices.
@victoryu7820 Жыл бұрын
@@ChaseTheSummit That is ver my interesting. Thanks for the reply!
@myralchista 11 ай бұрын
On Apple website it says aw is designed to be on a wrist otherwise it will mess other data (but if you only want hr it’s ok)
@rgmALC Жыл бұрын
Would that band affect the way steps are counted when doing an activity? There isn’t much of a swinging motion anymore
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Haven’t noticed that being an issue. I’ll have to pay more attention.
@andresbrand2585 Жыл бұрын
I have been using fitness watches like that for over a year already and haven't and the step counting hasn't been affected.
@Seanonyoutube 9 ай бұрын
You didn’t show the graph compared to wearing on wrist…trying to figure out how much of a difference it really makes..
@luisinhocol Жыл бұрын
I firmly believe that the whole purpose of the video was Chase to flex his guns around 4:20 mark 😂
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
😂
@dimitris7505 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@swampy2b Жыл бұрын
IKR, wanted to ask if he had a license for those. 😂
@duanevan9791 10 ай бұрын
How does this impact any measurements that may come from measuring your arm swing? Does anyone know how that plays with algorithms?
@ChaseTheSummit 10 ай бұрын
Oddly it doesn't seem to have a major negative effect even on running dynamics.
@duanevan9791 10 ай бұрын
@@ChaseTheSummit thank you so much for the reply and for getting the data!! I figure most activity data is pedometer and GPS, but I just wasn’t sure. Last curiosity is how it may work on sleep data. Probably the same, but time will tell.
@Sergio_Math 6 ай бұрын
I think there is yet another pro you of wearing the watch on your bicep that you didn't mention and it was the reason why I bought a similar band for my Garmin Fenix 7S. Sometimes I just want to wear a normal mechanical watch while still being able to track my health, movement, calories and so on. I can wear my Garmin on my bicep, hidden, while I wear a normal, more dressy watch on my wrist. For runs and rides, I definitely prefer to have it on my wrist, as I like checking the data during the activity, but when I'm out and about, doing errands, work... I probably want my smartwatch on me but not visible. I know, I know. Whoop. That would be a great solution, and I agree, but I just can't stomach the subscription cost. That, and I love Garmin...
@amitp.9573 4 ай бұрын
Just wanted to say, yes! Exact same POV. I like my mechanical watches and this use case allows me to wear them while tracking my health metrics via the Apple watch. I’ve thought about this for a while and am going to buy one now..
@dimitris7505 Жыл бұрын
Any similar bands for Coros out there?
@michwoz Жыл бұрын
There are nylon velcro or elastic bands for almost any watch out there. And I would say that those are recommended for HR accuracy.
@dimitris7505 Жыл бұрын
@@michwoz I own nylon straps but only for my wrist, i will give it a search.
@jouhanon Жыл бұрын
Can’t you just use the same band without the AW ”clips” or is it to wide?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Not sure I understand? Without the Apple Watch lugs it won’t attach to the watch.
@jouhanon Жыл бұрын
@@ChaseTheSummit sorry I meant to your Garmin.
@swampy2b Жыл бұрын
@ChaseTheSummit, do the straps slide out of the Apple Watch clips, so that if you just put spring bars in a Garmin or similar watch, they could attach in a similar way?
@mikegamber8561 Жыл бұрын
my problem with apple watch is if you have tattoos' the heart rate monitor and activity tracker won't work. I've tried every possible way around this and have also reached out to others with tattoos to see if they have encountered the same problem. Turns out the majority of runners with tattoos in the area where you have to wear the watch all report similar issues with the activity tracking and heart rate. I wear Garmin and never have a issue with this.
@rgmALC Жыл бұрын
Tattoos also are an issue with Garmin. Tattoos are an issue with ANY optical heart rate sensor - so it’s safe to say Apple and Garmin (and ANY optical heart rate sensor) both suffer from this. Garmin may be giving a wildly inaccurate reading, because there’s no way that it can read your heart rate with a tattoo and the most accurate heart rate sensor on the market (Apple Watch) can’t read it. I guarantee the Garmin lost the reading but is giving a guess.
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Tattoos are an issue for all optical sensors unfortunately. Some designs tolerate it a bit better (like Polar who uses various colored LED's instead of just green) but none are perfect.
@elb8284 Жыл бұрын
why??? they are already best in business on par with ecg chest strap from polar h10
@patricia__alves_ 10 ай бұрын
All optical sensors are generally bad in outdoor settings when it’s cold…
@emilrux Жыл бұрын
One can kill it if you can use AW as a external HR sensor for your Garmin. Imagine having both, AW for everyday use, Garmin for outdoor sport, but you combine it with better reading from AW on your bicep.
@wilsonpotosirunner Жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏
@nathanenns Жыл бұрын
12 minutes to say. Wear your watch on your arm?!?😂 Excuse to show off your guns!!
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
I tried to make it shorter but decided to include why some get bad HR readings! 💪
@user-yn5sk5ru5g Жыл бұрын
Wrist heartrate works....when you sleep.
@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo Жыл бұрын
I thought it was already super accurate for most people?
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
It’s pretty accurate but as mentioned for certain people or specific activities there can still be some issues. For the majority though it’s pretty good on the wrist!
@vzimm2813 Жыл бұрын
Great idea while using grips - today I’m linking my polar arm band to my ultra
@imixmag Жыл бұрын
This is so bad 😂😂😂
@ChaseTheSummit Жыл бұрын
Woof!
@dcristian969 Жыл бұрын
Garmin doesn’t know that our wrist has a lot of bones and record HR with the most accuracy! AW has the worst HR sensor
@fuuz642 Жыл бұрын
nah...it's just too stupid
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