Last Updated on December 12, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org
According to Rob ter Horst based on a single paper:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31004219/
The Polar H10 has the best heart rate with 99.6%:
Did Rob not read the other papers we listed in our review?
Based on a single paper which is partly funded by Polar Rob uses his Polar H10 chest strap as his refrence device. Does he receive Polar H10 chest straps for free from Polar and does he have conflict of interest? We haven’t:
Our conclusion after studying data from many different papers is completely different than that of Rob based on a single paper. For really serious athletes and scientists research and medical grade treadmills wich 3 channel ECG devices up to about 15 km/h are research topic which offers tools of the highest level. For intense acitivies with strong body movements we know of now manufacturer who offers a 3 channel ECG devices (requirement for gold standard) of the highest level. The Polar H10 does not meet the requirement of gold standard for HR measurements and that is:
- A 3 channel ECG device
- a trained person who checks every ECG peak
- A correct placement of the ECG electrodes
See the scientific literature for the correct details. Our conclusion is simply not to investigate
intense acitivies with strong body movements, and only use for instance a treadmill with a protocol up to about 15 km/h, as many manufacturers of scientific devices do such as those of ECG stress treadmills with the Bruce protocol, combined with a 3 channel ECG devices.