I would like be able to use the Apple Watch as a heart rate receiver to track workouts like on the Polar Beat app. With heart rate zones and to be able to get a .tcx file out of it. Would it work paired directly to the Apple Watch or would this require an iPhone, too. Could I pair the H7 and then hang my Watch on a treadmill or elliptical to see the heart rate in real time?
What are the best apps for this?
Hi Alan
The Polar Beat app requires the app to be started first on your iPhone and your iPhone to remain nearby.
More information:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/polar-beat-sports-fitness/id555252645?mt=8
Regardless of any app's features, it is not presently possible to hang your watch on a treadmill or elliptical and monitor your heart rate continuously in real time. Any given app's features aside, Apple Watch does not presently offer an "always awake" setting for the screen. The maximum time period for which the screen can presently remain awake is 70 seconds. This is subject to the screen having first been tapped on and the Wake for 70 seconds option having been configured in the Watch app on the paired iPhone.
For details of any app's features - including support for heart rate zones and data export options - see the developer support resources. For example:
Can I pair the H7 and use Polar Beat, Wahoo, or heart rate monitoring app without iphone?
