HRM watch from Walmart?

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  • just4peachy
    just4peachy Posts: 594 Member
    I have the $38 Sportline from Wal-Mart and I really like it. When I first got it I didn't program my profile correctly but now that I have it's MUCH more accurate. :laugh:
    I only wear it while working out because I'm not a fan of watches & can't handle it on my wrist all day.
  • StaciO
    StaciO Posts: 998
    You all are enablers!!! Now I have to leave the message board & surf the net to see which HRM I want to get. LOL :laugh: My pocketbook is not thanking you.
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    You all are enablers!!! Now I have to leave the message board & surf the net to see which HRM I want to get. LOL :laugh: My pocketbook is not thanking you.

    I just dropped $100 at Walmart on shoes, pedometer, HRM, and a DVD! :laugh:
  • AmberElaine84
    AmberElaine84 Posts: 964 Member
    I also have the $27 Sportline from Walmart and hate it. It has screwed up so many times. I had to return it the first day because one of the buttons popped off. Now it has just gone wacky on me...won't keep track of cals burned or stay in the same mode. I recommend getting a more expensive, more reliable brand.
  • AmberElaine84
    AmberElaine84 Posts: 964 Member
    I got the Sportline HRM from Walmart and it worked for awhile. The calories seemed to measure perhaps a bit high but one day it measured low, WAY too low. I was burning between 700-1100 calories per Insanity workout which isn't out of the ordinary.

    Well, on this day a 40+ minute Insanity workout burned 43 calories. I've tried wearing this watch since and 40-60 minute workouts are now burning <100 calories which isn't right.

    This is the second Sportline that I've owned and BOTH have started out good but then the calorie burn dropped to ridiculous levels. I'll be getting a Polar FT7 soon.

    That has been my SAME exact problem. I'm getting a Polar soon, too!!
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    I was just reading online you can get apps on your phone for the heart rate monitor it goes through your bluetooth. :bigsmile:
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    I also have the $27 Sportline from Walmart and hate it. It has screwed up so many times. I had to return it the first day because one of the buttons popped off. Now it has just gone wacky on me...won't keep track of cals burned or stay in the same mode. I recommend getting a more expensive, more reliable brand.

    This is the one I just bought but I think I'll take it back. I'm nervous now.
  • rymattsmom
    rymattsmom Posts: 369 Member
    DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!! that watch sucks! i bought it, it was completely inaccurate, i returned it the next day, ya, i burned 100 caloires after doing 1 hr of complete cardio, i don't think so!

    go for the polar, i hear they are great! ask santa for one, i may!
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    I have the Sportline from Wally World that costs under $30 and it seems to be working pretty well for me so far. I'm likely to upgrade in the future, but for now it has helped. For one, i thought i was losing weight a little too quickly, apparently my calorie burn from the HRM was much higher than what MFP was telling me, so I adjusted my caloric intake. I'm losing a little slower now, but i think at a healthier rate. So, no complaints from me for a small budget.
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    I was just reading online you can get apps on your phone for the heart rate monitor it goes through your bluetooth. :bigsmile:

    Those don't read well. My husband tried it.
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    I was just reading online you can get apps on your phone for the heart rate monitor it goes through your bluetooth. :bigsmile:

    Those don't read well. My husband tried it.

    Bummer...
  • mrsewert
    mrsewert Posts: 430 Member
    DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!! that watch sucks! i bought it, it was completely inaccurate, i returned it the next day, ya, i burned 100 caloires after doing 1 hr of complete cardio, i don't think so!

    go for the polar, i hear they are great! ask santa for one, i may!

    Is Polar a watch? Or armband?
  • AmberElaine84
    AmberElaine84 Posts: 964 Member
    And by expensive, I don't mean a LOT more money. Just not that HRM. Maybe $20 or $30 more. Because think of it this way. If you buy it and don't like it after a few months, then you're going to go out and and buy a new and better one on TOP of already spending the $27. Just my two cents from a lesson learned the hard way! :grumble:
  • stealmydebt
    stealmydebt Posts: 3
    I liked this one so much I bought it for my wife. she LOVES it! happy wife > happy life =D
  • DawnOf1969
    DawnOf1969 Posts: 726 Member
    You all are enablers!!! Now I have to leave the message board & surf the net to see which HRM I want to get. LOL :laugh: My pocketbook is not thanking you.

    I just dropped $100 at Walmart on shoes, pedometer, HRM, and a DVD! :laugh:
    If you ask me, it's a small price to pay for better health and a longer life :)
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!! that watch sucks! i bought it, it was completely inaccurate, i returned it the next day, ya, i burned 100 caloires after doing 1 hr of complete cardio, i don't think so!

    go for the polar, i hear they are great! ask santa for one, i may!

    Is Polar a watch? Or armband?

    Polar is a comfortable chest strap, usually sold with a stylish watch display. Mine shows me the calories I'm burning as I burn them, and I feel it is pretty darn accurate. It was $100. With HRMs, I feel that you get what you pay for.
  • 20carrots
    20carrots Posts: 279 Member
    What's the difference between wearing a HRM all day and a body bugg? Would they both tell you how many total calories you burned? Or am I missing something?
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    a body bugg is specifically tailored to monitor calories burned all day. An HRM is made for workouts only
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