heart rate monitor and big boobs?!

BigBoneSista

I am heavy chested and I have the FT4. Just wet the sensors and make sure the strap is tight but comfortable and go for broke! I put mine directly under the fold of my breast, right up against my chest so its already covered lol. I have had no problems.

Your calories burned for that workout seems just about right.

Much success to you.

DestinedforSuccess

I get a more accurate read when I don't wear the underwire bra. When I do wear one sometimes it'll say 00 for my hr when I'm clearly alive and working hard. Just hard to find a good sports bra that doesn't smush everything in your bra in one spot

kellytamburello

Chest straps are more accurate - if you can get them placed correctly (close enough to your heart). For the average B-C cup woman, this means right under your boobs, under your bra strap. For those of us quite a bit larger, under the boobs means closer to over the stomach than the heart. I have a chest strap that I can jam up painfully far under my bra and will achieve spotty contact when I am standing still. Once I start actually working out and bits start moving around, it slips down and forget it, it doesn't work. Hopefully, you don't have the problem I do. Someday maybe they'll make an accurate women's heart rate monitor that fits me. I'm not holding out hope. I can't use a "sports bra". I need the under-wire support. I use a regular under-wire bra.

fionauu

Hello,

I've been looking around for the polar ft4 watch and chest strap and cant seem to find it. Did you have to buy them separately? There aren't any bundles? if so, does it matter what kind of chest strap i get?


Sorry nevermind. i think the Polar H1 heart rate sensor is a chest strap, so they do come together. my mistake. i would take down this comment if i knew how lol

BreederUK

I disagree with this advice. They are highly inaccurate.

could just get a wrist strap one. just saying. :happy:

stacey_rayner

kellytamburello wrote: »

Chest straps are more accurate - if you can get them placed correctly (close enough to your heart). For the average B-C cup woman, this means right under your boobs, under your bra strap. For those of us quite a bit larger, under the boobs means closer to over the stomach than the heart. I have a chest strap that I can jam up painfully far under my bra and will achieve spotty contact when I am standing still. Once I start actually working out and bits start moving around, it slips down and forget it, it doesn't work. Hopefully, you don't have the problem I do. Someday maybe they'll make an accurate women's heart rate monitor that fits me. I'm not holding out hope. I can't use a "sports bra". I need the under-wire support. I use a regular under-wire bra.

This ^^ been having problems and think because I'm an E cup, so I find it uncomfortable and not getting accurate results because it keeps sliding. I wear an underwrite sports bra as well. I have read the forums and noticed myself that I've NOT done some things, so taking on some of community suggestions for my chest strap, and hope to have better luck next time getting accurate result.

tekkiechikk

YouTube has a lot of home made videos of people demonstrating how to wear an HRM chest strap. how do I know? Because I had the same questions when I got mine and the official Polar website just didn't seem to address them. Worth checking out.

The stats you included sound right... I burn about 430 calories in 65 minutes of brisk treadmill activity, with my heart rate between 130-150.

spfldpam

I have sports bra with wire and other bras with wires that I wear at gym w my Polar FT7HRM and it doesn't effect the read outs. I usually tuck the strap under my bra bottom band so the monitor part that snaps onto the strap is covered by bottom of bra/wire. No issues and I have mine for 1 1/2 years.

LBATL wrote: »

I have another question related to boobs and HRMs -

I wear a sports bra that contains underwire. Does anyone have experience with HRMs and underwire bras? I'm not even sure I could get the monitor to lay correctly on my chest because of the placement of the underwires. Any feedback is appreciated!