Cross accessories for smart phones
Sport And Fitness / / December 19, 2019
You have decided to start running, and it is excellent for a start will be enough buy a pair of running shoes and the right clothes and you can go on the first run. But over time, it will want to see how fast you run, what distance to overcome, to monitor heart rate and cadence. With special applications, accessories and your smartphone can be turned into a running computer, helping to assess its achievements, to train more effectively and share jogs in social networks.
The first step is to decide on the running application that will be your assistant, we already have crib on this case. If you can not choose, you can use several, and synchronize activities through a special service, eg tapiriik. Personally, I prefer Wahoo FitnessBecause it just enchanted by the work with different external sensors, and can also export your workout most popular services.
With an appendix issue decided, registered in the service, but then the question is: "where to put the smart phone?". If the winter, this problem is solved by the presence in the pockets of jackets, the hot summer pockets in running clothes usually do not have or they are small and worn in the hand is not very comfortable. There are two main options to solve the problem: a special cover on the forearm or the treadmill belt. Among the covers of the most popular is the manufacturer Belkin, which makes for armbendy
iPhoneAnd for high-end models samsung Galaxy (S III, S IV and S V).Unfortunately, armbendy, as well as other accessories, produced not for all smartphones, especially for not very popular models. In this case you can see, is not the same as if your phone is in size with some of iPhones or geleksi, and order the appropriate cover. armbenda cost is usually $ 25- $ 35.
Yet instead armbenda can buy a universal bag on the belt, which in addition to almost any smartphone, you can put a lot of things more keys, cards, money. These bags make, for example, SPIbelt.
SPIbelt costs $ 20, but can be found if desired Chinese counterparts 2-3 times cheaper.
After a while, after talking with more experienced runners and read many articles on the internet you've probably thought about buying heart monitor. If you are at that time is not yet ripe for the individual cross-hours, for example, Adidas miCoach smart run or one of the many Garmin'ov, you should pay attention to heart rate monitors with built-in Bluetooth, designed specifically for smartphones. Here the choice is not very big, there are models from Wahoo, Zephyr and Polar:
To heart monitor works with your smartphone to check the presence of two things: support for Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE), and compatible applications. If iPhone is simple (take any iPhone 4S or later), then with Android a bit more complicated, because each heart rate monitor has a list of compatible models. So Polar H7 other than the iPhone will work with Samsung Galaxy S3 / S4 / S5 / Note II / Note3 and c Nexus 5, but must condition is Android 4.3 or higher, because only with this version of the software adds support for Bluetooth LE. For Wahoo TICKR Android-devices list more impressive:
- HTC One, Max, Mini, M8
- LG G2, G Pro2, G Flex, Vu3.0
- Motorola Moto G, Moto X
- Motorola Droid RAZR M, RAZR HD, RAZR Maxx HD
- Motorola Droid Ultra, Maxx, Mini (OS v4.4 + only)
- Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2013)
- Samsung Galaxy S3, S3 Mini, S4, S4 Mini, S4 Active
- Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Note 3, Note 10.1
- Sony Xperia Z, Z1, Z1 Compact
- Sony Xperia Tablet Z, Ultra, ZR, ZL
- Sony Xperia SP, T, TX, V
Again, just as in the case of Polar, requires Android 4.3. And Zephyr is simple, it is guaranteed to work for your monitor only with the iPhone.
Heart rate monitor with Bluetooth are from $ 55 for the Zephyr and Wahoo for $ 60 to $ 80 for Polar. I would have no doubt stopped at Wahoo TICKR, because in addition to a larger number of supported models of smartphones and applications, it is also equipped with a module ANT +, means it can be used not only with the phone, but with virtually any GPS-clock. A further review has Layfhakere previous model Wahoo Fitness Blue HR.
If the chest heart rate monitor you do not like, you can buy an optical, for example, Mio Alpha or Mio Link, they cost $ 199 and $ 99 respectively.
We have Mio Alpha comparison with breast sensorIf you can not decide what to choose.
Cadence (frequency step) It is important for the proper running art to track it requires a so-called futpod, which is mounted on the shoe. Choosing futpodov with Bluetooth very small and limited to two models: Adidas SPEED_CELL and Polar Stride:
Unfortunately, Polar Stride while normally only compatible with their own application Polar Beat, so here it is better to pay SPEED_CELL attention to Adidas, which works fine, for example, with Wahoo Fitness, and the last is worth $ 10 cheaper ($ 70 vs. $80).
Now our goal - to turn the smartphone into a running computer - has been achieved, and it is possible to train more effectively. If you know about some more interesting racing accessories for phones, be sure to write in the comments.
Good runs!