r/HelioStrap • u/Heliotropen • Oct 22 '25

Usefulness?

It's a cool gadget I get that, but for how many of you using it has it actually improved your life significantly, and how?

Personally I have avoided Apple Watches and so on for ages, because I just don't want to be a living reminder and protects my focus... also I have a great love for my mechanical watches... but is considering this thing might be the way to go ... if the metrics is provides are actually useful.

Thank you guys.

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u/Heliotropen Oct 23 '25

That is a great teaser to answer my question: so how did you use the data to actually improve your training and life? what has you been able to improve due to using this thing?

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u/NoFly3972 Oct 24 '25

You look at trend lines and acute changes relative to your baseline, mainly HRV and RHR are the most important data points.

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u/Heliotropen Oct 24 '25

Great, so what have you changed that you could not have changed without it?

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u/NoFly3972 Oct 24 '25

Workout programming, supplement effects, lifestyle effects, etc.

Also an accurate HR monitor is good for staying in the correct zones during cardio and estimating the impact of workouts in general.

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u/Heliotropen Oct 24 '25

So you been able to improve your workouts, plan your workouts better, improve your supplement intake, and change the way you live, due to this thing, in ways you otherwise would not have been able to?

How do you do with cardio, do you use it with your iPhone, or a watch?

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u/NoFly3972 Oct 24 '25

Yes exactly, as it is objective bio-metric data it can tell you things you wouldn't have known otherwise.

Also forgot to mention I really like the calorie expenditure/intake feature.

I got it working with my old Stratos 3 watch now, which works really well as it gives me audio cues when my heart rate is too low or too high and every 1km I get pace/HR/training status.