Garmin HRM-Pro Plus In-Depth Review // Garmin’s Best Heart Rate Monitor Yet 

Sounds like a great option if buying new but not enough to incentivize a current HRM Pro user to upgrade except for the rare case.

A list of compatible Garmin watches and cycling computers would be helpful, but good review

Great insights into the new HRM Pro Plus strap. I ordered one and am excited that I can just wear the strap to track my steps and do yard work without wearing my watch! I like this option because I get concerned about damaging the watch while working in the yard. I ordered the HRM Pro + to use with my new 955 after upgrading from a 405 and HRM1B Heart Rate Monitor. The HRM Pro + is not as comfortable as the HRM1B, and I don't believe the attachment clip will last. The HRM1B was sculptured to your body, you could just replace the stretch band, and it was easier to clean. The HRM Pro + is a throw-away device if the strap wears out or the attachment clip breaks! The production cost of this device is definitely less than the HRM1B. The little pad that goes between your body and the attachment clip on the Pro is not large enough to prevent the clip from digging into you. Unfortunately, the HRM Pro + is the strap to have if you own the 955, but I wish it was more comfortable as I also want to wear it without my watch to track activities like yard work (steps). I like the fact that you can do this with the HRM Pro +, and I can ditch the foot pod for indoor treadmill runs. Maybe I will get used to the strap, but after seeing many reports of the HRM Pro failing in a year or so, I am concerned about its longevity. Cross my fingers. I wore the new HRM Pro + for the first time today while doing yard work, and it tracked my steps and heart rate, but it also cut into my side at the clip! I know have a welt there after wearing it for five hours. The strap is as tight as my older HRM1B, and I have loosened it as far as possible. I don't believe it is too tight, but the design is flawed. The clip does not stay under the small flap on the band but rides up and contacts my chest digging into it! Not sure the benefits outweigh the lack of comfort while wearing.

Ended up switching out my h10 polar for the garmin pro plus through your link. Thank you

Excited for this one!! Fantastic video Des! 🌟

The easy battery change is really useful, but don't use it for contact sports... A punch, kick or knee at could easily swivel the cover slightly open. So now I use HRM pro for contact sports, and HRM pro plus for the rest.

I got it because I don’t have to mess with screws and getting that o ring back in line. Game changer for me!

Just got my HRM Pro in early June, this review is convincing me to get the new one. Thanks for the great video.

Thanks, great review as always. Garmin released this one right on time for the prime day sales, I just bought the HRM Pro for 79€ - time to try our running power on my forerunner 245.

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Your reviews are the best! Thank you!

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This channel is awesome! Been binging all your tech reviews. Great work! One question, i REALLY wanna buy an HRM pro plus so i have been researching for DAYS. I am worried that since the pod is attached permanently that if it craps out im stuck and have to buy another, and they are EXPENSIVE!! But if you had your hrm pro for 3 years with no issues, those dead straps might be user error? How is the longevity for these?

Des Fit is the Guy to go for wearables reviews 💪💪💪

Thanks for the video!!

Another great review thank you. You mentioned something in regards to this new chest strap counting towards intensity minutes. That has been an issue for me in the past using an edge device only for cycling. I generally need to also wear my Garman watch to track that. Do you think using this new chest strap along with an edge device will fix that issue?

Do you think Garmin will update the running pod anytime soon ?

Great video and info! Subbed

Great information on the features/functionality! One question, previously Garmin only updated VO2 estimates if you run outdoors. With the pace/distance provided for indoor run does it now update estimate VO2 based on indoor running?

Thanks for another great review! Do you think that I need the hrm pro or the hrm pro plus if I have a venus 2? I mostly do outdoor running and some HIIT workouts. Although I only care to accurately track my HR during my runs

Thanks for another great review, Des.

Thank you

what do you think: when garmin will bring a arm heart rate monitor like the whoop band to save all the data even when the watch is not on the wrist for several hours??

Hello. Great review. I am new user of HRM Pro Plus, Bicycle speed sensor 2 and cadence sensor 2. No other equipment except Android smart Phone. Devices connected by BLE. On Garmin Connect the HR diagram is shown for every 2 minutes only. May I ask which app/software you are using for such precise graph as shown in your video? Thank you.

Great review - while offline from your phone and watch (and without starting the activity on your watch first), can you connect the strap to your Peloton bike, then upload the activity to Garmin Connect afterwards? And if so, will it upload as a spinning activity with all the details or will it just be an activity with heart rate data etc?

I did 121 hours of running with my HRM-Pro (not Plus) over 13 months until it reported "battery low". It took 5 minutes to change the battery. If you have HRM-Pro, don't upgrade it to Plus.

is it worth upgrading from the og garmin HRM1G models? Better strap? HRM accuracy? Off line stuff really doesn't matter to me but i do dig the running metrics.

Do I need a watch or bike computer to use this for cycling/rowing or can I access all the information from the garmin app? I guess I'm just confused about the overlap and need for 2 devices. I'm mostly interested in intensity and calories burned.

what's better garmin hrm-pro plus vs polar h10?

Can I wear it on my arm? Does the Pro Plus come with an arm strap? What’s the best position on arm to waer it please? Many thanks!

How accurate is the power data compared to something like stryd?

Is there a way to upload the HR data to my computer from the android app? I'm not using any other devices except this monitor

Can I use the hrm pro plus with Fr245 ( non music version ) ?

Awesome video, thank you. I was so lost haha

Great Video 👍

I have a garmin pro hrm. Opened it up but I think I did not set the o ring properly. Washed it. Now it no longer works. Tried drying it out. Can't connect to wahoo or strava. Don't even see it when scanning on bluetooth. Is the strap toast? Can it be fixed. It was working perfectly prior to washing.

Great video , apparently you can’t get it in Australia due to being able to access the battery so easy

Good review. I've just started using my HRM. My only issue is that it will disconnect after i switch my watch face back to an activity monitor or the time/HR screen. Anyone got an idea what's going on here?

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if I have an old Garmin Watch (vivoactive, bought in 2018), will I also be able to connect it real-time with the HRM (if running , for example), or download it on the watch later (if swimming)?

I did the small little thing- like your video

Thanks for the review , but what info does it add to my Epix Pro Gen 2? (Besides better accuracy )

Garmin HRM-Pro Plus can connect only with Garmin watches?

How long did you run with the strap outside to get those results for pace/distance? DC Rainmaker says he did it for a few weeks to get the results that are close to Stryd. I've just done about two hours, and the pace and distance still seem pretty off running on an indoor track. The lane 1 of the indoor track should be 12 laps for one mile, but I just got .97 after 12 laps in lane 4, not to mention the pace read on my watch seemed really off as well the whole time. The results after showed more similar to what the pace likely was, but still seemed a little off. The pace was a tad faster than I have done on my outdoor runs though as it was cadence training while my outdoor runs were all longer distances, even though I tried to do some quicker paces at the end of the runs. How does it bucket these paces? Do I need to run intervals at exact paces to get the strap to track? Really love the idea of using this instead of buying a Stryd pod, but I'm just trying to get it to match up as closely as possible. Thank you so much for the review! It's appreciated!

hi thanks for your video. what is if I have to change the strap...after some years. do I have to buy a whole new HRM-Pro Plus?

Funny watched this video and decided to buy the HRM bc I can’t find my Polar one 🤷‍♀️ things happen for a reason 😂. Thanks Des

Been looking into one of these since it’s hard to have a watch and boxing gloves at the same time

I'm kinda gun-shy about buying the integrated straps over the modular. I have an older (red) heart strap and after a while, it stopped providing consistent data. Lots of drop-outs. I washed the strap the best I could and it didn't get better. I went back to the older monitor that attaches to the strap. I can buy additional straps and the monitor is still going strong. Back when I was having problems with it I thought it was the monitor so I bought a couple additional. However, I've since discovered it was the strap. I wash the strap about once a week in with my regular laundry and hang it to dry. Plus, I bought the Powrlabs replacement straps. I haven't had the first issue with drop-outs since. I use a foot pod for running dynamics. I like the idea of the strap recording data without the watch. But just how reliable are the newer straps?

If I’m only using this for road cycling. Am I better off with the HR Pro?

Thanks for the great video! I need your advice 🫶🏻 I do not like to wear watches, however, I want to buy Venu Sq2 as it's functionality suits me best. I want to ask, can HRM-Pro Plus replace the smartwatch (Venu sq2)? I do sports every day and I want to track all my data throughout the day (not only during sports). Will HRM-Pro Plus be enough for me without watches? Thanks in advance!

Video's content pretty good!

I washed my hrm pro after I changed the battery and it broke because one of the screw was loose. So sad

I have an Epix 2. I bought this strap just to gather constant sleeping HRV data (I know - overkill). I haven't even opened it yet. I recently heard the Epix 2 will get an update supporting gathering HRV data while sleeping. Does this strap provide more than what the new firmware update will provide? Thanks for any insight you may have.

If I pair this to an Apple Watch will I use garmin connect? What all will I need to know other than how to pair it?

So I work in a hospital, can i use this instead of My watch in THE arm and it can detect My HR and stress during THE Day and then synd to the watch at end of the day?

Does this work with indoor walking or running? say for instance running on running-band without bluetooth?

Great overview of this device. I am looking for something like this device. Does this HRM strap sync with an iPhone and display all of the relevant numerical data and charts? Can this HRM be used while doing strength training in the gym or hiking outdoors to obtain similar matrix?

hey there! great vid, just a question about the washing... My current hrm still stinks even after washing it now a dozen times.. .Is this one any better, how do you take care of it optimally?

Hello. Since this provides data with pace and speed, will it work with Zwift? Rather than a footpod? Thank you!

With the Garmin watch off, does the app use the data from the HRM to track body battery? It would be a good option where we can wear a dress watch and continue to monitor heart rate through the day.

In the Garmin lineup. What would be the first watch to use all those features?

After years of use when the strap is done. Do I Need to Buy a complitly new device?

step length after conversion is 0.6 m. do you think this is correct? (5:53 in movie)

Why these straps are not replaceable? Will it not wear during the time? Or is it done on purpose?

Has anyone used this with jui jitsu, little concerned with knees on chest, and chest to chest movements, not getting broke and staying strapped together, I specifically need it for jui jitsu, I assume something like Muai Thai not an issue.

do i need a paid subscription to use the HRM and access the data? or is it a one time payment for the strap?

gracias, fuerte abrazo.

does the white tab under the battery need to be removed?

Prime Day sale: $104

what happens if I use this HRM and also Stryd pod? What power is going to be used and saved in the activity?

Do you need a watch? Or u just can connect on ur phone?

Offline Heart Rate: Does this really work? I also have a HRM pro + and as far as I can see I only get a few stats in my activity in the App (hear rate and steps for example) but my watch isn't showing heart rate and burned calories for example. I've downloaded the heart rate on the watch manually and received a confirm but most of the stats are looking wrong or most of the period is missing. Further the measurement has no impact on my training form and load (1h work out and my watch tells me i'm in recovery mode). Someone with the same issues here?

Thanks for the information about Garmin heart rate monitoring. One of my older Garmin heart rate monitors went down and I will need to replace it. I noticed that Garmin discontinued the running heart rate monitor. Would this HRM pro plus cover the same dynamics as the discontinued running heart rate monitor? Thanks

Wow!!! I just bought hrm pro. I guess I need to return that to get this one instead.

Can i use this along with an Apple Watch & iphone with the Garmin app, or does it only work with a Garmin watch? Thanks!

Do I NEED a Garmin watch to go with this? Or can I just use this as my only fitness wearable? Everything I've seen about this HRM implies that I need it AND a Garmin watch, but I don't like smartwatches.

I love the look of the new HRM Pro Plus and the ability to change the battery without tools is fantastic just a shame I won’t be able to buy this in Australia due to the resent law changes around button batteries PS another great review

can you use this hrm to connect a nordictrack 1750 to zwift?

Hi @DesFit thank you so much as always for your useful reviews. I’m thinking to replace my "old" stryd (no wind) to Garmin HRM Pro Plus. Sometimes my stryd's battery died and I want to see if I can replace it for the HRM Pro plus. So, my main question would be… is the new HRM from Garmin reliable enough to discard my Stryd and switch to HRM? Would you replace it? Many thanks,

i figured if im spending £700 on the fenix 7x pro, i might aswell shell out the £100 for the hrm plus.

I’m thinking about getting the Venu 3. What data is shared between that watch and this HRM?

These reviews are so good!!! 🙌💥 When you test multiple HRM straps at the same time, do you wear one on the front and one on the back?

How do i figure out where to keeo my heart beat to be in zone 2? Just ordered this HRM

Still no arm HRM from Garmin, right?

Great vid3o buddy !!!

Great video! Des - do you know if the Polar H10 can sync swimming data to a Garmin Fenix 7? i.e. does it load the same "syncing external heart rate data" step or does that only work with Garmin HRM straps? I'm trying to figure out my HRM strategy for an upcoming triathlon and I have the HRM SWIM and a Polar H10.

Does anybody know if it is possible to record your sleep(cycles)? So that you don't have to wear your watch.

@desfit can you tell whether you can use HRM Pro plus for treadmill, strength training too, to track Heart rate real time. I have Epix 2 and it is frustrating I guess with software update the HR is so inaccurate and showing so under for treadmill and strength training.

Can it be paired with Zwift and used for running? Does it transmit speed to Zwift?

Do you all wear your strap whole day including sleeping or wearing only for when going to the gym/running/biking?

I am just looking for a way to measure heart rate and calories burnt. Would I be able to pull that off with this or do I need the Wrist watch as well?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but if I use Strava, and don't want to run with my phone or watch, can I use this strap to track my distance and pace? Like after a run will I be able to get the pace and distance synced to Strava without wearing a watch or running with my phone?

I cannot find HRM Pro Plus in the affiliate link. only HRM Pro

Question for everyone. This is the second device that they send me that it has a burning smell and it’s hot to touch. Am I just unlucky or there is something wrong with this device?

Thanks for the information. Do you know why my HRM PRO registers the TSS like 3 times higher than my Garmin Forerunner?

Can you track your HRV on this, as you can on the Polar H10

Would you recommend to use its pace data over gps outside? Especially on trails where gps is less reliable

if i dont wear the strap, but have it linked to my watch, will it still collect wrist based data?

can I save data while my Bluetooth connected device (phone) is away? I don't have a Watch to save the process