Steve1942 – Wahoo Review

Using Wahoo Fitness on iPhone 8 with Polar H10 HRM and with Wahoo Blue SC for speed and cadence on bike trainer. Also use it with the Polar HRM on elliptical trainer. The app has worked well for me the first two week — no problems syncing with sensors, displays are easy to read. I have used various Polar HRM models over the years for running, biking, swimming, and gym equipment and never found a chest strap uncomfortable. Changing from a wrist watch to the phone for a receiver isn’t a problem now, because at 76 years old and after several surgeries I limit my cardio workouts to stationary equipment. For walking, hiking, or casual bike riding I don’t bother monitoring HR, since we use those activities more for fun than for exercise. If I were still running I don’t think I would want to carry the phone. The algorithm used by the Wahoo app for calorie expenditure gives a substantially higher result for me than Polar would, probably unrealistically high just like most gym equipment. That doesn’t matter as long as it’s consistent since I only use calories as a rough indication of effort expended when managing cardio workouts from day to day. I haven’t compared with other similar apps, but Wahoo Fitness works fine for me.
Review by Travel on on Wahoo.