Help with heart rate monitor

ohohraptor

So after hearing such great things about polar I got a polar ft7 on ebay. Got it this morning, set it up, and it says my resting heart rate is 175! What the heck?! Can someone help me out here?

jrich1

Make sure the strap is wet and on correctly, not too tight or loose, I had mine when the straps wasnt fitting right jump to 212 out of no where
I have a Ft7

GooBeGone

wet the monitor b4 placin it on ur skin. it'll read better.

also u may wanna look in2 gettin some transmission gel (the gel they use when doin ultrasounds) so it can read better.

:flowerforyou:

GooBeGone

haha. jrich beat me lol

ohohraptor

I re-wet it, put it on looser and tighter and now it won't even read it! It keeps saying "check heart rate transmitter. I'm supposed to be at the gym already and instead I'm messing with this. I'm so frustrated!

jrich1

I re-wet it, put it on looser and tighter and now it won't even read it! It keeps saying "check heart rate transmitter. I'm supposed to be at the gym already and instead I'm messing with this. I'm so frustrated!

Did you get the right size strap? For some reason its not getting a signal, It seems like the strap might not be fitting right.

ohohraptor

I re-wet it, put it on looser and tighter and now it won't even read it! It keeps saying "check heart rate transmitter. I'm supposed to be at the gym already and instead I'm messing with this. I'm so frustrated!

Did you get the right size strap? For some reason its not getting a signal, It seems like the strap might not be fitting right.

Ugh I dunno. I have it on the tightest it can go so maybe it's big. I bought it on ebay and they listed it as "new" but it is obviously not new, the watch was already programmed and the packaging shows obvious signs of wear. Hopefully I can return it and buy a new one.