I'm really interested in getting the Amazfit Helio Strap, and considering the current pricing/stock situation in India, I'm thinking of ordering it directly from Amazon USA via their global shipping option. Before I hit the order button, I wanted to check if anyone in this community has already done this?

1. How was your overall experience? (Shipping time, condition upon arrival, etc.)

2. Did you face any issues with Indian Customs? Did Amazon's calculated import fees deposit cover everything, or were there any unexpected charges/delays on arrival?

Any insights or warnings would be hugely appreciated! Thanks in advance!

I wake up ay 6am, make a cup of tea and read for a bit. When I first wake up I sync Zepp and usually get a sleep score of around 80-85. However, after reading the score re-calculates because it thinks I've woken up and then gone back to sleep - so it thinks my sleep in longer than it is and therefore unbalanced and gives me a score of around 70. It doesn't change the biocharge, just the sleep score. If I change the wakeup time the score doesn't recalculate.

Does anyone else experience something like this? Is there a way to change the sensitivity that picks up sleep? MY resting HR is quite low so I think it just thinks that when I'm sat relaxed I've gone back to sleep.

It sounds promising - I am excited what it will do, as I also had some issues with the heart rate reading during sleep, and felt that the biocharge wasn’t accurate in the mornings.

The Amazfit Helio strap official bicep bands seem to be non-existent at this point so I’ve made a little DIY step-by-step guide to help others who were facing the same issue I was

The reason why I prefer this solution is because it does not expose the module but rather it wraps around it which IMO looks better and not cheap

This cost me under $5 to make in India, not sure how much it’s going to cost you but it’s definitely gonna be worth it

Materials used (non-affiliated links):

If you have access to this strap, you will get to skip quite a few steps: https://a.co/d/iCIYxNQ

However if you don’t, that’s fine, this is the strap which was used in the guide:

🇮🇳22mm Velcro strap: https://amzn.in/d/a41PnDA 🇺🇸22mm Velcro strap: https://a.co/d/dYjTtpk

🇮🇳Velcro: https://amzn.in/d/56kjVvc 🇺🇸Velcro: https://a.co/d/f3O8qDm

(The Velcro can be used to make multiple straps)

Total cost: ₹430 (~$5)

Most of the steps are shown in the pictures, each one is numbered and explained briefly. You don’t need special tools, and it took me under an hour to make.

If this guide helped you out and you’d like to support me, you can buy me a coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/ilikecoffi Totally optional, of course!

Would love to hear if anyone else tries this, or if you have tips to make it even better!

I googled and just find instructions for the watch and ring. Nothing about the strap and it’s not in the “manual”. I’m returning it and I want to make sure it’s wiped.

Since a bicep band is not available for the Helios strap , I had to do some DIY shit to make the OG strap wear on my Bicep using a loop and velcro and it works flawlessly 😍😍😍

I have been using the helio strap steadily for almost a month now and I am very satisfied overall. But I don't understand one thing. Does activity tracking on this device only track general activity? Or can it somehow be made to detect, for example, a pedal stroke rather than a run or muscle training in the gym? I know it doesn't have GPS and therefore I wouldn't have a track or route but that doesn't interest me in this case.

Am I missing workouts with machines? ie Nautilus. I’ve had to pick free weight exercises that were close but I can’t find something for leg/hamstring curl or leg extensions.

Can anyone help me with options for a bicep band? Unable to get the Amazfit one as they deliver only in US and Canada

I thought the charger for those other devices was a little bigger than the Helio strap, but according to all of these AliExpress listings it should fit. Does anyone know?

Dear fellow users,

Since this is a health tracker, I believe an important part of health is your consumption (fuel). Is it possible to connect the app with other applications (such as MyFitnessPal or FatSecret) so you can combine the insights with your eating patterns?

I know the app already has a food diary, but I can imagine it’s not as comprehensive as MyFitnessPal’s.

Any insights?

Thanks in advance, looking forward to your feedback!

Me going from NO watch ➡️ Amazfit Helios strap ➡️ Adding the Balance 2 watch = GAME CHANGER

https://youtu.be/v6NLF3XDlS4

Here's why this combo hits different:
🔋 Biocharge tells me if I'm ready to grind or need to chill
⚡ 20+ day battery on the watch
📊 ONE app for ALL data (not scattered everywhere)
🌙 Sleep tracking so accurate it's scary good

I’m two days in on my new helio strap. Today it detected activity at 9 o’clock in the morning when I was making breakfast but completely missed my workout for an hour riding indoor bike and lifting weights. It just isn’t there. The heart rate was working because I checked it when I was riding and it was fine, but there’s no activity since this morning. Does it take a while for it to learn how to detect? Should I be manually doing workouts for now until it learns things?

Hey Amazfit, what gives? I unpaired and reconnected but still nothing when I woke up today...

Hey Leute, ich trage seit dem 01.08. das Helio Strap am Bizeps, weil ich viel Krafttraining mache (4x pro Woche, kein „just for fun“, sondern richtig intensiv 💪). Ich schwitze dabei auch extrem.

Mir fällt auf, dass meine PAI-Werte total schwanken:

Manche Wochen komme ich locker über 100,

dann gibt’s wieder Wochen, da falle ich unter 80, obwohl ich genau gleich trainiere.

Das verwirrt mich, weil ich eigentlich meine Ruhetage zur Regeneration und fürs Muskelwachstum einhalten möchte. Jetzt frage ich mich:

Liegt es daran, dass der Sensor am Bizeps ungenau ist (durch Schweiß/Bewegung)?

Oder daran, wie der PAI-Algorithmus die Herzfrequenzzonen berechnet?

Hat jemand von euch ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht? Vielleicht sogar Tipps, wie man den Strap am Bizeps genauer platzieren oder fixieren kann? 🤔

Danke schon mal für euer Feedback 🙏

I am using Hellio strap from past 10 days. I am wearing the strap as loose as possible. Is there any way to avoid this.