This type of scientific review should be done with all fitness wearables. It's the difference between wasting your efforts and money, and getting reliable health data. Thanks CNET and Sharon.
Definitely the best video ever! Fact and experiment based review. Such a rarity these days that I almost feel like saluting this lady for her thoroughness in reviewing the product!
Today i did intensive cardio, running and jumping, i was at 170, i once had a panic attack doing excersise and reached 186 it felt really bad, and she reached 190 like nothing is happening and the dr is like theres nothing wrong.
I felt like I was dying at 155 in the ER, but my normal heart rate is about 65. These false readings would freak me out. I was thinking of buying but maybe not now.
The max heart rate doesn´t equal your fitness. You can have 178 hr max and be an obese guy who can´t run 5 kms, or 215 hr max and be an olympic runner.
I'm just impressed she could get her HR up to 193 easily at that age.... and she could talk while doing it. Wtf am I doing wrong? At 195 probably 10 years younger than her there is no way I'm talking much.
Heart rates vary but it's not necessarily a direct indication of how in shape you are. Also it might not be possible for her to keep that up for a very long. Of time. Generally speaking the ability to get your heart rate up and have it come down fairly quickly is usually a better indicator of cardiovascular health. If you get your heart rate up high and it stays there even when you're resting you've got a problem.
Why don't people put those wristbands on facing downwards so the sensors are closer to the veins on the 'bottom side' of your wrist? I mean, I havent tried them yet but that would seem to make more sense.
I really appreciate this scientific comparison. Just questioning if the proper technique was followed regarding placement of the finger over the optical sensor during measurements. Seemed to work okay with the S5 but still curious. In any case, I hope CNET does this again and includes the Fitbit Charge HR when it ships.
When I was a dark shadow of my physical peak (mid 30s), but training to race road bicycles, my MAX heart rate was 181 after a max effort into some steep hills. And this poor woman, comparably, is hardly working at all!
I was curious about the chest straps and found this helpful but i couldn't agree more with the comments below about her cardiovascular fitness. She cracked 190 bpm without sweating or puking on the doc.
holy hell.. 193 bpm? that is a terrible heart rate for not much activity.. I reach 170 when I totally max myself out, with your level I would be at 120-122
that's good. I used the heart monitor section of the health app on the phone to monitor my heart rate while I was between cardiologist visits because I had no other way of doing it.
What's the point of making you stop to take your pulse? Defeats the purpose of a hr monitor. Also, can't wait to come back and read the ridiculous comments about Sharon in her (modest)workout gear.
I don't know what this chick has going on with her heart but if she reaches 175 that easily-then something is wrong.Isn't that doctor right next to her going to tell her something about that?!
ibuprofanity I am not an active person too but at most I reach around 160 bpm on heavy exercise for a couple of minutes-she reached 175 from basically nothing.
She could be nervous, she's on camera she is human and journalists experience stress too. Stress physical, emotional, or psychological will release stress hormones and raise HR. How quickly it normalises to a resting HR following such stress is the measure of health. Aside from which there is no bench mark heart rate for everyone because we are all different. A person that is fit may be able to push their HR to 184 with no problem though their resting HR maybe around 65-70. However, a person with a high resting HR, obesity risk, poor lifestyle choices like binge drinking and smoking would be at risk.
I love how everybody ignore that the Garmin vivoFit actually got the best result. If you are actually going to train, and want accurate result you kinda have to have a pulse belt, such as Garmin or Polar. I use a pulse belt with the Garmin 220, and it's awesome.
It's a false equivalence fallacy. Wearables aren't medical devices, which incidentally cost thousands of dollars and are not wearable but are designed with medical intervention purposes in mind. A wearable, by contrast, provides the consumer with an approximation that ought to be measured as an average for a set period say three months. This allows you to approximate health, fitness and performance variables, but also provides information that can be conveyed to medical specialist to evaluate against their own measurements over time.
What are other pain points in heart rate monitoring in a watch? Can improving optical efficiency or reducing power consumption at the LED help? Will VCSELs be preferable to LEDs?
I’m over here freaking out with anxiety thinking my jogging heart rate of 140 was high, she was doing a light jog and she’s fit and it was at 175…. I’m goooooood lol
lower body fat means less force wasted on the extra weight. You'd perform better with less body fat. So I would say people with abs showing are at their best.
Garmin watches if you want the most accurate commercial health monitor watch. Garmin wearables are targeted for hardcore fitness buffs and professional athletes and widely used by people in such profession, their wearable products is currently the closest thing next to actual medical grade devices.
The samsung galaxy 5 can also be paired with a heart rate monitor via bluetooth as well. I have the bluetooth polar chest strap and it pairs with it. No need to hold your finger on the sensor
Yikes! I dunno that 170+ is a good or healthy heart rate with such a short workout! And 146 is her rest?? I stress out when my resting BPM goes over 70 and I really have to push it to even get to 160 BPM on my hard cycling rides or hard runs!
All data indicates the Fitbit ChargeHR does not compare to the Mio and Adidas products for EKG(pulse). See comments from consumers..The Fitbit Charge without the HR is a very good 24/7 Activity Training Band. Suggestion: wait until 2016 to view the new band improvements. Many bands introduced 2013/2014 are already discontinued due to performance and as time passes the price decreases. ie: Adidas Fit Smart introduced August 2014 at $197 has decreased to $119 due to the competition. The Mio Fuse is a 24/7 Band, whereas the Adidas Fit Smart is only reading data during the 1 hr of Activity Training. All ACTIVITY BAND data on 20+ bands are available on CZcams reviews.
@@Jotto999 I think Samual was probably referring to her heart rate reading. Generally speaking, maximum heart rate is 220 - your age. Ex: 220-30 = 190. So 190is the very max heart rate and that is a highest for a few seconds at the hardest effort. There are outliers though. Children generally have higher heart rates.
I just returned my smartwatch because the heartrate monitor was a crucial thing for me. It was way off during sports. I was pushing 200 watts on a gym bike like mad and the watch only showed 56 bpm. Optical monitors are useless.
Good review. I wish someone would do another one of these reviews. Also she should probably get more exercise. Her heart rate maxed out with some comparatively light jogging.
Going 170+ makes you go crazy you can’t talk for quite a while... her strap on sensor was the one fooling her - and she trying to fool us by saying she doing intense cardio
Wait a minute.... The very first device was as you say, spot on, and it told you right away. But then the very last device is a phone and it wasn't spot on AND you had to stop and wait for a reading and then you say it was the best device??? The video was interesting, but you really should have kept track of the readings and displayed them together also, then maybe you wouldn't have mistakenly said the last was the best. But, thanks for what you did do. It helps us all.
+Zul-hilmi Mohamad The review had the chance of being the most nicely done review on wearables, but then basically tripped and lost the race. I bought the Garmin with HR and I really wanted to like it, but it has so many issues with accuracy and syncing to name a few, so I returned it. One quick example: I would be moving around the house doing things or actually walking and it would buzz me and tell me to get moving :-/ Personally I think the whole wearables thing is overkill. We all should know if we sat on our butts all day or took a 20 walk. If we ran out of breath, we worked hard. If we didn't run out of breath, we took it easy. We don't need a device for that. I'm sure there could be good uses somewhere but I don't see them currently.
+TheNordicHunter its all about staying in the fat burning zone because if your heart rate go's to max, the body will take stores out of your muscles instead of fat. to put on weight you only need to go over your calories by 200 and 200 below max cals for weight loss. I'm at a loss for which one to pick because vevo has sync issues and fitbit reads blood flow pulse whatever which is less accurate AND THEY ALL COST ALOT
This type of scientific review should be done with all fitness wearables. It's the difference between wasting your efforts and money, and getting reliable health data.
Thanks CNET and Sharon.
Update the test with new devices.
Be sure to write CNET about keep this device review current.
comment section shows everyone was worried more about the reporter's heart rate rather than the level of accuracy for the fitness trackers
Definitely the best video ever! Fact and experiment based review. Such a rarity these days that I almost feel like saluting this lady for her thoroughness in reviewing the product!
This is the best video I've seen for fitness trackers.
Is there an update with all devices released in the last 3 months?
Today i did intensive cardio, running and jumping, i was at 170, i once had a panic attack doing excersise and reached 186 it felt really bad, and she reached 190 like nothing is happening and the dr is like theres nothing wrong.
Me ocurre lo mismo, después de 20 min de cardio intenso alcanzo 180 o 170 y me asusto jajajaja y ella en 193 toda tranquila
Some peolpe have naturally high pulse rate. I had 130 pulse rate while doing my last ekg and I wasn't lightheaded, and could talk easily.
Americans lol
I felt like I was dying at 155 in the ER, but my normal heart rate is about 65. These false readings would freak me out. I was thinking of buying but maybe not now.
I have aroung 165 while doing exercise, can't imagine 190 🤣 but I have around 45-57 while resting anyway.
193 while not running.. U need to see another doc
I was thinking the same especially she is not obese.
Rodney Maridive ...I think she's not in shape to reach a heart rate that high while jogging lightly
The max heart rate doesn´t equal your fitness. You can have 178 hr max and be an obese guy who can´t run 5 kms, or 215 hr max and be an olympic runner.
Great test, would be great to have an update with latest devices.
The mic picks up her heartbeat at 2:03
The gear fit can measure your heart rate while you're running. You have to turn on coaching mode and select running.
I'm just impressed she could get her HR up to 193 easily at that age.... and she could talk while doing it. Wtf am I doing wrong? At 195 probably 10 years younger than her there is no way I'm talking much.
Heart rates vary but it's not necessarily a direct indication of how in shape you are. Also it might not be possible for her to keep that up for a very long. Of time. Generally speaking the ability to get your heart rate up and have it come down fairly quickly is usually a better indicator of cardiovascular health. If you get your heart rate up high and it stays there even when you're resting you've got a problem.
Why don't people put those wristbands on facing downwards so the sensors are closer to the veins on the 'bottom side' of your wrist? I mean, I havent tried them yet but that would seem to make more sense.
Doctor saying to himself: what a waste of my time. I could be saving lives! But here I am playing with geek toys!
Doctor saying to himself: i can be banging this hot tan indian chick but im here eating shit
I wouldn't go that far. But I highly doubt she's Indian.
J Rod Indian meaning from India? or as in Native American Indian? Well isnt doesnt have that accent that people from India are best known for.
Jonny8859 Indian from India
i meant she got thtat nice indian skin and hot indian vibe
Conclussion: buy a chest heart rate monitor
Thank you lol
All I need to know
Thanks for opening my eyes ❤️❤️❤️
I was about to buy one of these
Now i knew that everything about these trackers was a just marketing
Cnet's one of the best review
I really appreciate this scientific comparison. Just questioning if the proper technique was followed regarding placement of the finger over the optical sensor during measurements. Seemed to work okay with the S5 but still curious. In any case, I hope CNET does this again and includes the Fitbit Charge HR when it ships.
It'll be the same... If anything, you should look for the Jawbone UP3...
The doctor has a look on his face like .."Bah! Humbug!"
When I was a dark shadow of my physical peak (mid 30s), but training to race road bicycles, my MAX heart rate was 181 after a max effort into some steep hills. And this poor woman, comparably, is hardly working at all!
8 years nothing has changed. Wrist heart rate monitors are worthless for measuring heart rate while exercising. Chest strap is the best
Of all the fitness tracker videos on CZcams this one was the most helpful. Thanks
I have been looking at reviews for heart rate monitors for hours and this is the best one of all.
People in this comment section are beyond uneducated. 175bpm is not a high heart rate for a young woman, infact it’d be within the target limits
ITT: People who are not doctor asking her to consult a doctor when a literal cardiologist is monitoring her.
A literal cardiologist? Or a figurative cardiologist?
Doctor be like "Can we get this stupidity over with? I have sensible things to do."
😂😂😂
I was curious about the chest straps and found this helpful but i couldn't agree more with the comments below about her cardiovascular fitness. She cracked 190 bpm without sweating or puking on the doc.
And you can see on the screen, she ran for 30 seconds.
I'm still in disbelief!
That's Garmin vivofit. I had those when I used to go to gym and they are really accurate
Good to know the Garmin Vivofit is the most accurate.
holy hell.. 193 bpm? that is a terrible heart rate for not much activity.. I reach 170 when I totally max myself out, with your level I would be at 120-122
sbkpilot11 so when you do light walking ur heart rate hits around 120 to 130?
that's good. I used the heart monitor section of the health app on the phone to monitor my heart rate while I was between cardiologist visits because I had no other way of doing it.
The doctor actually looked really impressed by the galaxy s5
This is something I never thought of but am glad to know and see! Wow. Great segment
Thumbs up but an update needed.
I think she put that Garmin™ belt too close to them thangs
What's the point of making you stop to take your pulse? Defeats the purpose of a hr monitor. Also, can't wait to come back and read the ridiculous comments about Sharon in her (modest)workout gear.
Loved this video. Very helpful!
I don't know what this chick has going on with her heart but if she reaches 175 that easily-then something is wrong.Isn't that doctor right next to her going to tell her something about that?!
She's probably not as active so her heart works extra hard. Happens to me
ibuprofanity
I am not an active person too but at most I reach around 160 bpm on heavy exercise for a couple of minutes-she reached 175 from basically nothing.
maybe she has a condition then..
Yeah, I was thinking maybe the EKG was off or something. 175 is really high.
She could be nervous, she's on camera she is human and journalists experience stress too. Stress physical, emotional, or psychological will release stress hormones and raise HR. How quickly it normalises to a resting HR following such stress is the measure of health.
Aside from which there is no bench mark heart rate for everyone because we are all different. A person that is fit may be able to push their HR to 184 with no problem though their resting HR maybe around 65-70. However, a person with a high resting HR, obesity risk, poor lifestyle choices like binge drinking and smoking would be at risk.
Now this will have the max viewing in youtube LOL..
Hello
-me 7 years later
This video still helps greatly.
I still use my Microsoft band because of the Guided workouts it has. No other fitness band does that.
Great test. She needs to work on her cardio though.
I love how everybody ignore that the Garmin vivoFit actually got the best result. If you are actually going to train, and want accurate result you kinda have to have a pulse belt, such as Garmin or Polar.
I use a pulse belt with the Garmin 220, and it's awesome.
It's a false equivalence fallacy. Wearables aren't medical devices, which incidentally cost thousands of dollars and are not wearable but are designed with medical intervention purposes in mind. A wearable, by contrast, provides the consumer with an approximation that ought to be measured as an average for a set period say three months. This allows you to approximate health, fitness and performance variables, but also provides information that can be conveyed to medical specialist to evaluate against their own measurements over time.
Exactly the review that was missing!!! Great comparison!!!
i could watch her exercise all-day
What are other pain points in heart rate monitoring in a watch? Can improving optical efficiency or reducing power consumption at the LED help? Will VCSELs be preferable to LEDs?
The inaccuracy of the devices aside, you can see cardiologist internally panicking over her HR being so high.
You have two arms, why not do two at a time? Also what about wearing it on your inner wrist?
thank you you just saved me a lot of dollars
I wonder if she wore the watch so the sensor was on the bottom side of her wrist if it would have made a fifference.
I’m over here freaking out with anxiety thinking my jogging heart rate of 140 was high, she was doing a light jog and she’s fit and it was at 175…. I’m goooooood lol
would like to see a comparison between the s5 heart rate monitor and an app in the app store or play store along with the camera.
It's the samsung galaxy s5 is accurate and the tech reporter is cute awesome.
Wow she's not that in shape lol
anyone without a six pack abs is out of shape
***** anorexia nervosa doesn't give you a six pack abs
lampuiho you don't have to have a six pack to be in shape and it's not because you have a six pack that you automatically have a good cardio.
lampuiho I don't have a six pack either, and I guarantee I'm in better shape than people with six packs.
lower body fat means less force wasted on the extra weight. You'd perform better with less body fat. So I would say people with abs showing are at their best.
Which watch should I buy now for accuracy?
Garmin watches if you want the most accurate commercial health monitor watch. Garmin wearables are targeted for hardcore fitness buffs and professional athletes and widely used by people in such profession, their wearable products is currently the closest thing next to actual medical grade devices.
My Garmin watch seems pretty spot on, even during exercise. I often test it out the old fashioned way just to be sure.
How many minutes on treadmill did it take you to get to 150 heart rate? thanks for the vid.
I want to see the comments!
0:31 will be my new txt message tone.... XD
The samsung galaxy 5 can also be paired with a heart rate monitor via bluetooth as well. I have the bluetooth polar chest strap and it pairs with it. No need to hold your finger on the sensor
then there is no point of mentioning the galaxy 5 since what she would be testing is the external monitor (which can pair up with most smartphones)
Definitely getting the vivo fit now
She put the gear fit the wrong way. In my opinion that could mess up the results.
She needs medical attention. Her hr is not normal.
Scared to use fit bit
its not hard to learn how to take your own pulse........ I don't see why someone would need to buy a machine.
Yikes! I dunno that 170+ is a good or healthy heart rate with such a short workout! And 146 is her rest?? I stress out when my resting BPM goes over 70 and I really have to push it to even get to 160 BPM on my hard cycling rides or hard runs!
Damn.. I just ordered a fitbit charge hr, hopefully the technology has improved since they did these tests.
All data indicates the Fitbit ChargeHR does not compare to the Mio and Adidas products for EKG(pulse). See comments from consumers..The Fitbit Charge without the HR is a very good 24/7 Activity Training Band. Suggestion: wait until 2016 to view the new band improvements. Many bands introduced 2013/2014 are already discontinued due to performance and as time passes the price decreases. ie: Adidas Fit Smart introduced August 2014 at $197 has decreased to $119 due to the competition. The Mio Fuse is a 24/7 Band, whereas the Adidas Fit Smart is only reading data during the 1 hr of Activity Training. All ACTIVITY BAND data on 20+ bands are available on CZcams reviews.
And her heart says, "Help! Someone please!"
R.I.P...she is likely no longer with us..LOL
@doh B What precise kinds of information are you asking about? It's unclear.
@@Jotto999 I think Samual was probably referring to her heart rate reading. Generally speaking, maximum heart rate is 220 - your age. Ex: 220-30 = 190. So 190is the very max heart rate and that is a highest for a few seconds at the hardest effort. There are outliers though. Children generally have higher heart rates.
Wow this was very helpful. I
I just returned my smartwatch because the heartrate monitor was a crucial thing for me. It was way off during sports. I was pushing 200 watts on a gym bike like mad and the watch only showed 56 bpm. Optical monitors are useless.
I thought that would be way more comments about how hot she is and all! Well done internet, you are growing up!!!
You need to do more cardio baby :)
BPM 189 for that fast ?
Do you really need to show your stomach the entire time?
Great article! Thank you!
hie about the newer devices, these might be better?
190 bpm means way out of shape. Perhaps problem is the location of device.
Looking to this kind pf review of smart watches this 2024
Thanks for sharing this interesting video!
You can't beat the galaxy... 😊
GO SAMMY!
Apple!
HABWIT no
How can her HR be near 150 without the slightest bit of sounding out of breath
Good review. I wish someone would do another one of these reviews. Also she should probably get more exercise. Her heart rate maxed out with some comparatively light jogging.
youtube suggesting me this 6yrs later to know that my honor band 5 is accurate or not 😒😒
What happened to vivofit? How accurate was it?
Ok I love devices of all kinds but I don't need a device to check my hart rate and who really does. Take a CPR - First Aid class.
what about Fitbit????
At 3:14 you say you got 128 bpm, then at 3:27 you say you got 141 bpm. Doesn't sound right considering you are resting :)
Anxiety can raise it she doesn't seem a calm lass
00:45 The doctor knows what is in my mind :P
Almost 190 running? Thats quite fast. I can run for 30 mins and only get to about 160
Nice test, can you please test the "mio alpha" ?
It's a Samsung Galaxy S5 advertisement isn't it?
Going 170+ makes you go crazy you can’t talk for quite a while... her strap on sensor was the one fooling her - and she trying to fool us by saying she doing intense cardio
"The Samsung S5 is the best!:
Forgets that the chest strap have the most accurate measurement...
Isn't 74 bpm the average hearth rate of a healthy person?
193 and she's hardly panting?
How about Gear 2 and Gear 2 NEO?
How about LG's Heart Rate Monitor Earphone?
Is anyone else thinking that her running form is terrible?
Wait a minute.... The very first device was as you say, spot on, and it told you right away. But then the very last device is a phone and it wasn't spot on AND you had to stop and wait for a reading and then you say it was the best device??? The video was interesting, but you really should have kept track of the readings and displayed them together also, then maybe you wouldn't have mistakenly said the last was the best. But, thanks for what you did do. It helps us all.
+TheNordicHunter : I was waiting for the summary at the end..but??hmmm
+Zul-hilmi Mohamad The review had the chance of being the most nicely done review on wearables, but then basically tripped and lost the race. I bought the Garmin with HR and I really wanted to like it, but it has so many issues with accuracy and syncing to name a few, so I returned it. One quick example: I would be moving around the house doing things or actually walking and it would buzz me and tell me to get moving :-/ Personally I think the whole wearables thing is overkill. We all should know if we sat on our butts all day or took a 20 walk. If we ran out of breath, we worked hard. If we didn't run out of breath, we took it easy. We don't need a device for that. I'm sure there could be good uses somewhere but I don't see them currently.
+TheNordicHunter
its all about staying in the fat burning zone because if your heart rate go's to max, the body will take stores out of your muscles instead of fat. to put on weight you only need to go over your calories by
200 and 200 below max cals for weight loss. I'm at a loss for which one to pick because vevo has sync
issues and fitbit reads blood flow pulse whatever which is less accurate AND THEY ALL COST ALOT
you have have free heart rate apps from google store they work with all phones