Decision made on HRM

shorerider

Ok, after spending a few hours this afternoon looking at HRMs, I decided to go with the Highgear PulseWare Duo Heart Rate Monitor with Fingertip HR Sensors and Wireless Strap. I got it on Amazon.com for $39.

Few reasons I went with it:

1) Price--it's only $40! and it had decent reviews on the 'net. It's basic but will give calories burned.

2) You can use it with or without its chest strap--I was concerned a chest strap might not fit me right now, so this gives an option that others--like Polar--didn't offer.

3) You can change the batteries your self--with Polar, you can't do that unless you buy the accessory chest strap, which is an additional $50 to $60.

4) if it proves to be junk, I'm only out $40 and I'll sell ilt on eBay for cheap

i figure it should at least last until the end of the year, when I will be down enough (HOPEFULLY!) to wear a chest strap for sure and then I can maybe invest in a Polar.

shorerider

Ok, after spending a few hours this afternoon looking at HRMs, I decided to go with the Highgear PulseWare Duo Heart Rate Monitor with Fingertip HR Sensors and Wireless Strap. I got it on Amazon.com for $39.

Few reasons I went with it:

1) Price--it's only $40! and it had decent reviews on the 'net. It's basic but will give calories burned.

2) You can use it with or without its chest strap--I was concerned a chest strap might not fit me right now, so this gives an option that others--like Polar--didn't offer.

3) You can change the batteries your self--with Polar, you can't do that unless you buy the accessory chest strap, which is an additional $50 to $60.

4) if it proves to be junk, I'm only out $40 and I'll sell ilt on eBay for cheap

i figure it should at least last until the end of the year, when I will be down enough (HOPEFULLY!) to wear a chest strap for sure and then I can maybe invest in a Polar.

ali106

good luck w/ that I need to get one soooo let me know how you like it! lol....

hugs!
Ali

iluvsparkles

thank you for the input, i think this maybe what im looking for, because it is also water resistant like the polar. Thanks again shorerider!

may_marie

ho men, i have been looking for a heart rate monitor for weeks and this one is perfect for me !!
all i want is a cheap (abour 50$), calorie count, waterproof heart rate monitor.

i tryed to buy that one but amazon doesnt deliver it in canada :sad:
cant find it anywhere else

ho well, the search goes on
may

shorerider

ho men, i have been looking for a heart rate monitor for weeks and this one is perfect for me !!
all i want is a cheap (abour 50$), calorie count, waterproof heart rate monitor.

i tryed to buy that one but amazon doesnt deliver it in canada :sad:
cant find it anywhere else

ho well, the search goes on
may

Try this site--

http://www.nextag.com/Highgear-Duo/search-html

I'll let everyone know how good mine is when I get it--I can't wait!

wriglucy

Thanks for the tip!! I just bought the exact same one on ebay for $29 plus $8 shipping. Listed as new!! We'll have to see how it works!

may_marie

25$ dollar for international (ei canada) shipping........... no way :noway:

Thanks through,, really appreciate the help !

iluvsparkles

i went on and bought mine on amazon today! i cant wait until it arrives so i can find out how many calories i really need/burn each day!