cheap heart rate monitor???/

tashatashae
tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
anybody know a decent heart rate monitor thats cheap like $50 or less?

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  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    tashatashae wrote: »
    anybody know a decent heart rate monitor thats cheap like $50 or less?

    Not sure how much it is in the USA, but the garmin HRM is good. I've been using it for the past 4 months and it's very reliable.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited October 2015
    Plye Sports aren't too bad. You can a model with chest strap from amazon for $30-40 20-30 depending on color.
    • Estimates calories burned
    • Shows Max, Min, Avg and current HR during workouts
    • Settings include weight, VO2max , and age (information used to estimate calorie burns)
    • Can change batteries in both chest strap and watch
    • Waterproof

    I bought mine April 2, 2013. It still works. You do have to make sure to get the contacts wet on the HR strap or you will get some really out there readings. It also gives weird readings when the batteries are low. I haven't needed to change the battery in the watch yet, but the strap has been changed twice (it was being used 5-6 days a week and sometimes 2-3 times in a day). I stopped using it as of Feb this year, but only because I have the Fitbit Surge now which has a built in HRM. My husband uses it from time to time during home workouts though (it's pink so he won't leave the house with it).

    Since I didn't always use it for steady state cardio, I would only log 80% of the reported calorie burn. Worked great. I was eating all the calories from exercise/fitbit adjustments and losing faster than I planned.

    editing: Giving more info since I'm at my PC now and fixing price range (I estimated high a little high).

    Here's a link for you:
    Pyle Sports PHRM38PN Heart Rate Monitor

    I paid $26.43 for the light pink version which is currently $20.94. The basic black one is $19.87.

    If your going to get a HRM, I definitely recommend getting one with a HR strap for better accuracy. I had one of the watch ones from walmart and it only picked up my HR when I touched a button on it, so the calorie burn was really off. I don't know if the newer models have continuous HR readings or not, but the one I had did not.
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.
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  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.

    what do you mean by steady cardio?
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    catscats222 wrote: »
    walmart store ~ 25 bucks
    http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sportline-S7-Any-Touch-Heart-Rate-Monitor-Watch-Black/21672223
    had it for years now

    link didn't work
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.

    thanks
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    tashatashae wrote: »
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.

    what do you mean by steady cardio?

    Steady state cardio just means your effort is about the same level the whole workout, like walking on a treadmill, vs something like interval training where your effort varies throughout the work out.
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    Whats the difference between polar ft1 and polar ft4?
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    tashatashae wrote: »
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.

    what do you mean by steady cardio?

    Steady state cardio just means your effort is about the same level the whole workout, like walking on a treadmill, vs something like interval training where your effort varies throughout the work out.

    ok thanx .....so something like those hit exercises wouldn't work?
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    tashatashae wrote: »
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    tashatashae wrote: »
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    I got a Polar FT4 off Amazon for around $50 I believe. I've had it around 6 months and haven't had any problems yet. Just remember it's only accurate for steady state cardio.

    what do you mean by steady cardio?

    Steady state cardio just means your effort is about the same level the whole workout, like walking on a treadmill, vs something like interval training where your effort varies throughout the work out.

    ok thanx .....so something like those hit exercises wouldn't work?

    I still use mine when I do HIIT, I just remember that the calorie shown isn't as accurate so I only eat about half of what it tells me.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    tashatashae wrote: »
    Whats the difference between polar ft1 and polar ft4?

    FT 1 does not estimate a calorie burn.
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    tashatashae wrote: »
    Whats the difference between polar ft1 and polar ft4?

    FT 1 does not estimate a calorie burn.

    oh my goosh thank you i was two click away from ordering the ft1 you save my husband a headache from me screaming thank you!
  • tashatashae
    tashatashae Posts: 311 Member
    polar ft4 ordered thanx guyz!
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