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Beets BLU heart rate monitor review.

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I was given this Beets BLU to review by my Papi, Chris from FaithHack . He had received them as a sample to test/review for BeetsBLU . First impression: When I first got it i though it was decent looking, it's small and unobtrusive. Wearing it the first time was different and it took a couple tries to get it sized just right.  On the inside of the chest band are the two electrodes to pick up the hearts electrical signals. I've found placing it just below the breast line in the 5th rib space sits well and gets good pickup.  Set up: BeetsBlu uses Bluetooth smart  which means it doesn't connect through the traditional Bluetooth functions. You must connect it from one of their approved apps (I use RunKeeper and the BeetsBLU app), as soon as you figure out you have to use the app first it is easy to setup.  Running: Running with BLU was easy. It took maybe another 20 seconds to get it turned on and set up. While running I found it was relatively accurate. When I we