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Polar Heart Rate Monitor/Calorie Counter

tararag
tararag Posts: 38 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am planning on buying a HRM to see how many calories I burn so that I can try to break the plateau of 130lbs I hover around. Any opinions on which is the best? I dance and do jillian michaels and Chalene johnson workouts at home when I can

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  • ryansclzo
    ryansclzo Posts: 4 Member
    I have the polar ft4 and have been using it for a month just strength training at the gym. It works great so far and the band is discreet with a t shirt. Cheapest place to buy is ebay and I got it for like 60$

    I only use it for the calorie counting option. Based off of my weight loss since I have had it, I would say it is pretty accurate at counting.

    The best thing about knowing exactly what you burn is that you don't have to guess how many calories you earned.
  • lindseykp
    lindseykp Posts: 76
    All of the Polar HRM are great! I love mine. You don't need to fancy expensive ones. My hubby got the FT7 and it works great! I have the Polar FT40. Both work wonderful.

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