Mio FUSE Heart Rate, Sleep + Activity Tracker

This product seemed like the perfect device for me. I looked at youtube reviews and they all said that the device had a pretty good heart rate monitor but not that great of app and lacked fancy functions. This seemed fine to me. I wanted something that tracked my calories and told me how hard I was working in the gym. For the most part the heart rate monitor seemed pretty accurate in most cases. I would workout and it would it was consistent with the monitors the gym lets you use. When I was lifting it showed that my heart rate stayed up there which is what I wanted to see. A really great feature, one of the reasons I wanted this watch, was the color coded heart rate zones and the vibration that alerts you when you change zones. All of this seemed to work well with my gym workouts. The heart rate function was poor when doing martial arts. It was very inaccurate. It would say my heart rate was high when I was doing nothing and low when I was doing activities. I mostly bought it for the gym so this wasn't all that important. What got this watched returned and a one star review was the app and little irritating things. As others have mentioned the buttons on the device are hard to activate sometimes. Other times they are easy to use. They only want to work when they want to work. The biggest most frustrating thing ever is that app. I knew the app wasn't that great, but this is ridiculous. It doesn't sync your workouts and only sometimes syncs your daily activities. I got it to sync once, and the detail of the heart rate graph was just terrible. The daily activities only show the basic overall steps and calories and what not for your day, there is no way to compare. And that is when it syncs, most of the time it will partially sync your daily workout, sometimes not at all. Sometime the app doesn't even recognize that your watch is right next to your phone, even if you do everything right. But really this watch is good and the app is so bad it offsets the good. Maybe if they ever fix the issues with the app I might get it again, but it is to frustrating to have right now. I don't recommend purchasing it, because without a decent way to interpret the data, its pretty much useless.

Final Review on this Mio Fuse. I will keep it 2 stars after 1 month use. Here are the breakdowns: Hardware overall : Score 3 stars Look/feel: - 3 Star It is not a piece of product you will get compliments from wearing it as a watch. People may not even notice that. It was made by some sort of black rubber/silicon. If you are wearing it in the gym, it is fine because your goal is to maximize your workout with this product, not about showing off a piece of gear. If you are one of these, you will be disappointed. Touch/button design: - 2 stars The two side buttons on the screen used to change different information on the device are fine. However, the top button to get you in and out of the workout mode (most important function IMO) has serious design flaw. You can't really see it with your eyes due to it blends in with all black color. It takes several tries to get in or out of workout mode for me every single time. It frustrates me. In addition, because it is out on the surface, it is very very easy to be accidentally pushed/pressed during the workout. There is no vibration notifying you about that. It means you may miss a chunk of your workout recording by the end. It definitely drives me crazy when it happens. I am sure it will do to you too. location of wearing: - 3 stars As suggested, it must be worn about a few inch above your wrist bone for more accurate HR reads. If you are doing aerobics or high intensity workout involving arm movement, Mio fuse may slip down from the preferable location unless you are wearing it with very uncomfortable tightness. I guess it applies to all wrist wearing HRM so it will be an industry flaw not only Mio's to be fair. HRM accuracy: - 4 stars It is not bad. Definitely not as good as chest strap and it does give you some weird low HR numbers from time to time every workout. But for tracking an overall workout, it gets the job done. Also the HR displace stays on during the workout, so it is very easy to see your workout intensity right off the wrist. Software/App - Mio Go - 1 star I really want to like this product due to its pretty accurate HRM. I can see all those heart rate #s, but by the end of the day, it must give me an accurate calorie burnt number. Mio Go completely blew it on this. Using Mio fuse as same single source of heart rate, I compare over and over again with Endomondo, Wahoo fitness app and Mio Go. Mio go's calorie burnt number after EACH workout was 35% to 55% lower than the other two apps and the other twos apps designed by completely different company provided almost identical calorie #. It is UNACCEPTABLE! Unless Mio can prove that their calorie calculation algorithm is accurate and others are not, its app completely discredits people's hard work. I repeatedly wants their customer service to post something regarding this issue. So far, I have NOT seen any. Also, the inaccurate calorie # can NOT be shared with health app or the most popular myfitnesspal app. They said they are working on the integration with apple health app but no plan for others yet. The sync between Mio fuse and Mio go can be buggy from time to time. The workaround: If you maintain the faith of Mio fuse for future improvement and not return the product, you have a workaround to use Mio fuse as HRM but use Endomondo, Wahoo fitness or other fitness apps to track your calorie. The drawback of the walkaround is that you now have to keep your phone with you during the workout at all time due to bluetooth connection. You can NO LONGER enjoy the benefit of sync data later function. Words to Mio: You have a piece of decent HRM hardware. Please please get your developers together to fix your software. Your calorie # is way way off. and for next generation mio fuse, relocate your workout on/off button. Old testing review: ****** This review will be updated based on more experience I have with this product. It will be ended either I keep it or return it. I have had Mio Fuse for 3 days now. I had pretty high expectations for this product based on the reviews I read and would love to give it 5 stars if it suits my needs. My purpose of buying this product is to replace my Wahoo Tickr HRM chest strap for 1) accurate active HR reading (training with heart) and 2) its late sync ability (go with iphone free while workout). So far, NOT so good... During the next a few weeks, I will wear both mio and Wahoo TickR to do various workouts in the gym to compare their data and functionality. Day 1: Weight training The app set up was easy and took me 2 mins. I worn Mio half inch above my wrist bone and started to do weights, bench bar bell, dump bell, cable, etc. I noticed that Mio and Wahoo had some different reads, a lot of time Mio's HR's read is 20 beats lower than Wahoo's. To avoid user error, I moved Mio to about 1.5 in above my wrist bone and tightened it really good. The read consistency has improved a bit, but sometimes still 10-15 off Wahoo's. When I moved to side arm raise machine (your forearm and wrist under a padded component to raise up working on your side shoulders), accident happened. The top bottom designed to start and end a workout by pressing and holding were switched off because of the wrist position from the pressure of the pads. So I had to manually turn it back on after noticing it was off (no HR read). It happened twice : workout start -> ended by accident, then start again (manually) - end by accident again, then start again (manually). I guess I will need to turn Mio inwards next time to avoid this situation. But that workout on/off button was designed too much on the top surface of the device, it will be very easily turned on and off by accident. It has to depend on the app to determine whether it is an accident or really a workout circle (more on this later). Then I moved onto rowing machine and treadmill, Mio works very well on those tests with almost identical reads with Wahoo's. Sync time: After I completed my workout, I synced both Mio and Wahoo with their respective apps to see the final result. BIG PROBLEM: Wahoo gave me 1:15 time and 573 calories with average HR 107 and Max HR 156 and Mio gave me 35 mins and 225 calories with average HR 121 and max HR 158. It means Mio somehow ignored my 30 mins workout. I don't know if it was due to the accidental in and out of the workout mode. But even though, why didn't it just display 2 and/or 3 workouts but erased my entire first part of the workout?!? - NOT VERY HAPPY. Day 2: - Boot Camp The Mio held up well on its HR reads comparing to Wahoo on this one hour test. The problem was putting up boxing gloves to do punching bags, Mio was on its way again. I had to put it all the way up on my forearm to avoid any accident contacts to the top workout button. So it didn't get turned off at all during the workout. Sync: Wahoo was as reliable as usually give me good read of all the information I needed, but Mio did NOT give me anything after sync. Yes, it was on workout mode the entire time (I know it because I kept watching its HR read on display) and I turned it off by the end manually. ZERO workout! I thought it probably had some sort of delay. So I kept trying and even tried after mid-night when it gives out daily activity, Daily activity got synced but my workout NEVER show up. So it ate my 1 hour workout just like that! - I am OUTRAGEOUS! The problems after 2 days: 1) The workout on and off button designed problem and place it on the very surface of the device, it can be easily turned on and off by accident. Edit: Mio recommended to wear it upside down but how about wearing boxing gloves, how do I avoid that? 2) A huge flaw after an workout being accidentally ended, then restarted, the app can NOT figure this out and will cut off the previous workout Edit See my edits to 1) and 3). 3) The app or device erases your workout out of blue (super UNreliable if that's the case) Edit: It is resolved due to user error 4) I have no clue how to sync it to other apps, there is no such an option on mio go app. Edit: Was able to sync with Endomondo, but it raises the other issue - see below. ** Day 3: Weight training again First of all, I learnt that I must tap the top button to get GO after pressing + holding it. So i am more comfortable about not losing my entire workout going to gym. And I was able to sync endomondo with it as well. So this time, I had my wahoo synced with wahoo app and Mio fuse synced with Mio go and endomondo simultaneously. During the workout, I still saw strange HR read on fuse. i.e. When I was doing pull up, all the sudden HR read dropped to 61 while wahoo told me it was 110. Obviously 61 was incorrect. So I just snug/move it around a bit even it was really tight on my forearm/wrist already. 5-10 seconds later, it eventually went back to the similar read as my wahoo. I don't really understand what it happened. Was it getting loose during my movement (doubt it) or somehow the wrist HR detecting technology causing problem. I do not want to consistently checking my HR during the workout because of trusting issue. Anyhow, the final sync was successful but the results made me scratch my head. Mio Go: Time: 1:23 | Avg HR: 103 | Max HR: 142 | Cal: 347 with Mio fuse Endomodo (weight training mode) : Time: 1:23 | HR range: 61-142 | Avg HR: 104 | Cal: 625 with Mio fuse Wahoo (weight training mode): Time: 1:23 | Avg HR: 106 | Max HR: 143 | Cal: 616 with Wahoo TickR Chest Strap While everything else was about the same, the calorie count discrepancy between Mio Go app and other apps is HUGE. Even Endomodo and Wahoo were tracking data via different HRM devices, the result came out about same. Mio Go app gave me 45% less calorie count. I am not an expert on this but I have to trust the similar # here. Mio Team: Please provide me your insight on this topic. Also I tried to lock all buttons via Mio go app after I entered the workout mode. It did NOT work. I wonder if anybody successfully made it happen. So the risk of the workout button being pressed can NOT be eliminated on software side. Since my last cardio workout got lost (user error on day 2), I will test it out again tomorrow. The subject is Insanity workout. Stay tuned! Oh I bumped my rating to 2 stars after today. *** Day 4: Interval Cardio - Insanity plus extra aerobic training I didn't have time to compare Wahoo strap and Mio fuse during the workout because my phone was playing Insanity video. Here is the final result - still very baffling Mio Go - Time: 1:23 | Avg HR: 123 | Max HR: 167 | Cal: 552 - with Mio fuse Endomodo (Aerobic mode) - Time: 1:24 | Avg HR: 124 | Max HR: 167 | Cal: 859 - with Mio fuse Wahoo (Cardio mode) - Time: 1:24 | Avg HR 125 | Max HR: 162 | Cal: 863 - With Wahoo TrickR strap Once again, Endomodo and Wahoo gave me similar reads especially on calories counts even with completely different HRM devices but Mio Go app had 36% less cals. I really need an explanation on that. The Mio App's late sync function that I think I finally can workout free from a phone around. If you are a new fitness tracking device user and not experience with all other apps and such, you are fed with very deflated cals # by its original app. Is it a way to encourage you work out more? I don't know and I need an answer. ****

I have bought two of these. The first one I was happy with. Sometimes it wouldn't react to my touch to start/stop but not often. It was also more accurate when counting calories than my previous Garmins. I was happy with the product. However, as mentioned in other people's reviews, the little black knob to latch the band together broke off so I ordered another MiO. During the first week, my new MiO wouldn't react as quickly to my touch to turn on/off but would eventually. But, when I put it in my carry bag, it would react to everything and keep turning on and off. When I was working out, it would decide to Pause all on it's own with nothing touching it. I was on the elliptical and step climber when working out with my wrist not touching anything so I know there was nothing there activating it. It also wouldn't register in the MiO app. I deleted and re-loaded the app several times. It worked briefly once, then stopped working again. In to the second week, perhaps the 8th time I used the MiO, it has now decided to almost completely stop reacting to the touch stop/start. It won't turn off! I finally manage to get it to pause, the next step is to have it stop but it won't. After futzing around with it for 5 minutes, it decides to go back to GO, not off. It is also somehow reading a pulse when it's in the bag or anywhere NOT on my wrist. Needless to say, I'm very disappointed. I had bought one for a friend between the 1st and 2nd I bought for myself and she had mentioned it was difficult to get it to turn on/off. I figured it was just sensitive like my first one. Now I'm thinking hers is more like my 2nd one and I feel very bad for recommending the product to her. I've basically thrown away my money on this product. What a waste.

Awesome fitness band. This is not in the likes of fitbit but more for serious athletes. Can be used with Garmin or Polar devices as well.. works both on Bluetooth and ANT+ devices... Can be used for Swiming as well.. Very accurate optical heart rate monitor... 1 star less for the sizing and pricing issues in India

En ocasiones, si realizas danza, el enganche final de la correa se puede soltar y es algo molesto, pero por lo demás, todo es tal y como se indica, a demás de que la batería dura 6 o 7 horas si estás en programa deporte (alguna hora más de las que indican)

ロードバイク、ランニング、水泳に使用。 概ねOK。表示が大きいので、心拍数がリアルタイムで把握可能。 但し、水泳時（水中）は、誤差が大きいことがほとんど。 水泳時は、タイム計として、割り切っています。 2年使用後、フルマラソンで使用。 バッテリが2～3時間で切れる。

Ich habe das Pulsarmband jetzt 5 Monate in Betrieb. Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass es genau das tut was es soll. Nicht mehr aber auch nicht weniger. Nun aber ein wenig zu den Details: Das Armband alleine kann nicht in Betrieb genommen werden. Dazu muss die Mio App installiert werden, was auf meinem Android Gerät keinerlei Probleme bereitet hat. Auch die Herstellung der Verbindung über Bluetooth ging sofort und reibungslos. Die App wird aber nur einmalig zum Einstellen der persönlichen Herzfrequenzzonen benötigt; anschließend kann die App zwar weiterhin verwendet werden um einzelne Trainings zu speichern, was aber nicht zwingend ist. Die Anbindung an eine Fitnessapp - in meinem Fall Runtastic - geht genauso einfach. Man muss nur wissen, dass die Uhr in Runtastic als "HR Combo Monitor" betrachtet wird und nicht als Pulsgurt. Das Finden des Pulses, nach dem Aktivieren, geht innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden. Die ersten zwei, drei Sekunden wird ein etwas seltsamer Puls angezeigt, danach ist die Anzeige stabil und soweit ich es feststellen kann auch korrekt. Der Puls wird ab diesem Zeitpunkt permanent über Bluetooth an das Smartphone übertragen, das damit machen kann, was immer die App will. Sowohl die Messung als auch die Übertragung funktioniert auch während eines längeren Trainings zuverlässig. Egal ob das Armband im Winter auf heller Haut unter eine Jacke getragen wird oder im Sommer auf brauner Haut. Ob die Haut trocken ist oder ob man schwitzt, die Messung scheint immer zuverlässig zu funktionieren. Ich hatte zumindest nie Aussetzer oder unglaubwürdige Werte. Für eine zuverlässige Funktion muss das Armband aber recht eng eingestellt werden. Da das Armband aber aus einem recht flexiblen Material besteht, wird das auch bei längerem Tragen nicht unangenehm. Auch das Gewicht des Armbands fällt während des Trainings nicht negativ auf. Neben der Verwendung mit einer App kann das Armband den Puls auch speichern. Der Wert kann dann nach dem Training über die Mio App heruntergeladen werden. In der Mio App ist dann auch eine graphische Darstellung des Pulsverlaufs möglich. Während des Trainings ist das Display in der Regel dunkel geschaltet. Lediglich die Herzfrequenz Zone wird durch einen blinkenden Punkt angezeigt, der je nach Zone eine von 5 Farben annimmt. Ganz angenehm ist, dass die Uhr kurz vibriert, wenn man von einer Herzfrequenz Zone in eine andere wechselt. Ebenso wird das Display hier kurz aktiviert. Will man außer der Reihe das Display aktivieren, so muss die Uhr waagerecht gehalten werden. Das ist zwar ganz nett um ungewünschtes Aktivieren zu vermeiden, ist während des Trainings aber unpraktisch. Beim Laufen mag das noch gehen, beim Radfahren ist es praktisch unmöglich. Noch ein paar Bemerkungen zur Mio App: Ursprünglich war die App wohl nur zur Programmierung des Armbands gedacht, bekommt aber von Update zu Update mehr Funktionen. Das Herunterladen und Anzeigen von Trainings- oder Tagesaktivitäten ist enthalten, seit dem letzten Update kann man sogar gezielt ein Training aufzeichnen. Allerdings habe ich die Funktion noch nicht ausprobiert, so dass ich nicht sagen kann, was denn da eigentlich aufgezeichnet wird, was man nicht auch von dem Armband herunterladen kann. Wenn die Entwicklung so weiter geht, benötigt man bald gar keine Fitness App mehr und kann mit der Mio App alleine auskommen. Neben der Funktion als Pulsuhr arbeitet das Armband auch als Schrittzähler, was erstaunlich gut funktioniert. Ich habe mal beim Laufen 500 Schritt mitgezählt und die Differenz zwischen Armband und meiner Zählung war genau Eins. Die Zählung funktioniert aber nur dann, wenn sich die Arme frei bewegen können. Beim Radfahren oder wenn etwas mit Griff hält (Einkaufwagen, Rasenmäher, ...) werden keine Schritte mehr gezählt. Allerdings gibt es für denjenigen, bei denen es wirklich auf die Schritte im Alltag ankommt, deutliche billigere Alternativen. Die zentrale Funktion des Armbands ist definitiv der Pulsmesser. Ein wichtiger Punkt ist noch der Akku. Ich habe noch nicht probiert, wie lange der Akku wirklich mit macht, kann aber sagen, dass er vier aufeinander folgende Trainings zu je einer Stunde ohne zwischenzeitliches Laden ausgehalten hat. Das reicht mir auf jeden Fall. Leider ist nicht alles perfekt an dem Armband, es gibt auch ein paar Mängel: - Am Armband selbst gibt es keine Möglichkeit den Akkustand anzuzeigen. - In der Mio App wird der Akkustand zwar angezeigt, aber nur reduziert auf drei Balken. In anderen Apps kann der Akkustand allerdings auf 1% genau angezeigt werden. Ob er tatsächlich auch auf 1% genau stimmt ist dabei nicht nachprüfbar. - Es kann nicht gleichzeitig die Mio App und eine Fitness App gestartet sein. In diesem Fall bekommt nur eine der Apps Informationen vom Armband. Das könnte aber auch ein Problem der Apps bzw. des Betriebssystems sein und nicht unbedingt ein Problem des Armbands. Zur Vollständigkeit noch die Informationen, die direkt durch das Armband selbst ausgegeben werden können: - Puls - Uhrzeit - Fortschrittsbalken für die noch fehlenden Schritte bis zum Tagesziel - Entfernung (wird aus den Schritten berechnet) - Schritte - Kalorien (wie auch immer das berechnet wird) Diese Werte werdem beim Tageswechsel automatisch wieder zurückgestellt, so dass man keine Reset-Funktion benötigt. Über die Mio-App kann eingestellt werden - Persönliches Profil. (Hier dürfte nur das Gewicht für die Kalorienberechnung interessant sein) - Anzahl der Herzfrequenzzonen (3 oder 5) - Maximale Herzfrequenz - Minimale und maximale Herzfrequenz je Zone - Tagesziel (Schritte, Entfernung oder Kalorien) - Trageposition (linker oder rechter Arm, wird für die Ausrichtung des Displays benötigt) - Vibration an/aus Theoretisch kann man auch noch einstellen, welche Werte einem während bzw. ausßerhalb des Trainings angezeigt werden. Mein Armband ignoriert diese Einstellung aber und zeigt immer alle Werte an.