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hey everyone this is Jimmy with Jim's review room activity bands are everywhere especially after last year's Christmas of 2014 now for some people a chest heart rate monitor may be uncomfortable and the company mio global like many other companies as well fitbit Marcus off and hopefully jawbone soon recently offered heart rate tracking right on the wrist instead now mio was nice enough to reach out and lo mate one of their newer bands the fuse here which does heart rate tracking but for the company it is the first daily activity tracker being offered so I'll go over its features and see how the fuse performs without further ado welcome to Jim's review room go over the visible features first what I have in the video is a size large the band is made entirely of silicon with a flexible and very breathable strap the fuse does come with a locking mechanism similar to leather straps found in some watches with the end utilizing these snap-on buttons now overall the band has been very comfortable to wear during runs and also during my weightlifting sessions the only issue that I found so far with the band is these snap on buttons at times isn't as secure as I'd hope as with a light bump or pull especially in moderate contact situations either in sports or even at home playing with your kid it does become undone now the entire band itself has never fallen off my wrist though because of the locking mechanism but having to reset those buns again is quite a nuisance now you can see in the video here this may bother some it does collect quite a bit of dust or lint when worn with long-sleeve shirts however a very quick rinse under the water will always do the trick to get it back to look new now one of the biggest benefits this band has been rated at 380 M now after consulting with me oh that they confirm you can go swimming with this now wearing this in the shower and submerging this underwater has posed no issues or problems whatsoever now moving on to the display the fuse utilizes red LED lights pretty simplistic and they work very well though in both low-light and as well when you're running outdoors in bright light situations now first up is the time being displayed with calories burn next your steps taken is shown with estimated distance to follow now the last item here is a goal meter as it fills up this illustrates how close you are to meeting and beating your daily steps configured in the app but before going into the app here as you see in the review tapping left or right is very fluid eaving very gentle tap allows you to scroll through your information the last button or feature here right on the band itself is a very discreet button on top sometimes hard to find though when you are ready for your run or workout session you can gently press and hold this area for me it was not specifically in the three dimple dots nor on the screen but it was above it now this enabled the band to start finding your heart rates immediately now to the average consumers and the folks more familiar with activity bands with most if not all rate trackers on the wrist the manufacturer does advise to wear the band above the wrist bone approximately one to three inches up now it's an area with better blood flow readings versus having it down below and of course through my entire test I did ensure that I had worn this correctly now the band finds my heart rate very quick usually within 15 seconds and the lungs ever have to in about less than a minute now once the band has found your heart rate and you're ready for that run press that third button once again and everything starts tracking for that session now your heart rate will display the time of day pace distance calories burned and last is a timer of how long you have been in that session for now last year during your run as you go up or down through your heart rate zones which I'll show you more in detail the app the bands LED lights does blink indicating which zone basically you're in in addition the band also vibrates once to physically alert you when you are changing heart rate zones and although it's a very minor detail but if you're trying to stay within a certain heartbeat have that physical vibration Clues me in to look down at my wrists real quick and see if I need to get my heart rate up or not now once you're done just click and hold that third button once again and it will end your session now let's take a look at the app and see what's offered in there and towards the end of the video I'll discuss and show you my heart rate tracking results and accuracy regarding the app this works on both Apple and Android powered devices at the time of this video it seems Apple has slightly more to offer as the Android version is missing some information that Apple displays but we'll of course receive updates down the road for the Android platform now on the main page here it's pretty straightforward the upper part of the screen features your current weeks total workouts performed you can toggle between last week's and this week on the main page and sadly there isn't a history feature detailing your month-over-month performance just to see if you're improving over the year or not now as you see here the app indicates as well the most frequent heart rate zone I was most in in my average heart rate during this particular week now more information is displayed by swiping to the right showing time distance and calories burned now one last wipe here shows numerically how long I was in my most frequent heart rate zone now moving to the lower half of the app here the daily activities are from the fuse and by clicking at any one of these activities shown it will reveal a big circle indicating how close you were to achieving your set goal now below are your information numerically which is self-explanatory now going back to the main page here and looking at an actual workout session I've recorded the same as up top but now at the bottom a chart information is displayed speed and also pace now with a very nice graph shown on the bottom here and just the heads-up as of this video Android users do not have this graph shown on the bottom but other than that that's practically it and I'll meant when comparing to mainstream bands like Fitbit jawbone or even the garment app is not detailed or robust as I'd like it's really minimal that I would have very much liked a history or timeline of my overall performance on a daily basis weekly or even monthly basis just to see if I'm improving or not over time which i think is very reasonable now when I dress this with me oh they did advise they will have an expanded activity dashboard and we'll also have integration with health kit for iOS devices and Google fits for Android now a specific date was not provided at a time but once that feature is up we may have a better opportunity to compare and contrast now after testing this further and learning more about the products Bill mix up or what it lacks in its own app by offering a robust lineup of compatible third-party apps now like the very popular RunKeeper which I personally news map my run runtastic and even for cyclists like map my right and Strava now you can see on their website for a full list which is quite extensive and you can see those who already use those affirmation apps will find the fuse a great supplement now for those who haven't tried those apps they're very good and considering they're free it's beneficial to look into them but to be fair for those who don't want another app to use that wants a more holistic approach which is very reasonable indeed the meal app by itself is very lacking when compared to other activity trackers on the market now for the heart rate data and its accuracy that I news Polar's tried-and-true chest heart rate monitor the h6 for comparative purposes now if you look closely at my charts the first run was a straight ten minute no resting and when at scale the deviation is just at three heartbeats on average now for the most part both the mio fuse and the chest heart rate monitor did very well and stayed very close together now on another run I attempted to simulate sports situations like in baseball when you run to the base and then you basically start resting and just standing there or when you're playing tennis after you score you basically return back to your side and just rest for those few moments before you serve again your heart rate basically slows down a bit and then you're back into the game now both started again very well together and when I rested it looked nearly identical which is very impressive but continuing on you can see now with the chest strap from polar running a bit higher at times a little over 10 heartbeats in separation the next run was more in stride and more calming and both the chest strap and a fuse acted within reason and then last year the last run I performed exerting as much energy as I could and again you can see that deviation once again so indeed for my quick test it shows during vigorous climbs of heart rates the fuse appears to be behind a bit when I make my heart rate climb a little too fast but overall for gradual movements runners in this case this thing appears to be highly accurate more so than other bands that I've tested so far on my channel and be sure to subscribe as well or find me on my social media as I've been doing more of these charts for future activity bands I'm doing down the road so overall with the meal views on the surface it appears to lack very much the basics from what the mainstream activity bands offers which is sleep tracking vibrating alarms food logging to name a few it also lacks heart rate coaching and heart rate training yet it's fair to say those wanting a bare-bones tracker no fancy displays or features this is it now granted meal for the time being suggesting using third-party apps and if you want to use those aforementioned features that's the way to go again that history maybe the food logging with MyFitnessPal but where the meal really shines though is what it can do it's the accuracy and its heart rate tracking the sessions recording where some other bands don't even offer and last the variety of exercises it can track or they be cycling swimming or your most popular of course running now the all-day tracking of course provides value but appears to be supplemental as you can see in the app and if you personally value all-day tracking with features to improve your overall daily life other bands again more mainstream activity bands will offer so much more for a similar price so to be fair the fuse would be a great band for you it just depends on what your goals are and where you are already in your fitness lifestyle if you already sleep well know to drink lots of water and already watch your diet that fuses no gimmicks standpoint with a great heart rate accuracy is a winner to be honest with you so hope this video helped you in some way if you like my work add me gyms review room and to Facebook Twitter Instagram or Google+ as I normally post updates and items I'm currently testing before I put them on the website again this is Jimmy with Jim's review room you guys take care and I'll see you on the next one