Heart rate monitor or fitness band? What are their purposes?

Emagineer
Emagineer Posts: 21
in Fitness and Exercise
I have the Polar FT4, I hate the fact that they often slip even when I walk at normal pace and it's a bit frustrating having to water them before using it (sometimes the hr would stop working in the mid of my exercise).

Lately I have been looking at the Fitbit One, it seems like the perfect choice for me.

I wonder if they both serve different purposes?

I need a tool to show many calories I burn during the day*, a step counter isn't necessary.


*for whole day use.

Replies

  • cwrig
    cwrig Posts: 190 Member

    I need a tool to show many calories I burn during the day*, a step counter isn't necessary.


    *for whole day use.

    You realize the fitbit is pretty much just a step counter.

    HRM will not be reliable for calorie calculations for all types of workouts. They work best for steady cardio workouts. Fitbit works well for counting steps. So if your need is to have something to calculate accurate calorie burn and you do more than walking; neither will be perfect.
  • Smirnoff65
    Smirnoff65 Posts: 1,060 Member
    I have the Polar Loop and a Polar H7 HRM, this works perfectly for me, I wear the Loop all day and it counts all my steps and calories for the day, if I'm at the gym I will also stick on my HRM and link it up with either the Polar Beat app or Digifit's iCardio app for more detailed info of my workout. I like how the H7 will also send my heartbeat to whatever machine that I'm on in the gym.

Categories