Heart Rate Monitors in the pool

live4turns

Do chest strap heart rate monitors work in a swimming pool? Or, is there a specially made heart rate monitor specifically for swimming?

Purple_Orchid_87

mine defo isnt waterproof - it even says it in the manual - do not use in the shower, or swimming pool lol

nosey_rosey

bump**

Elleinnz

I use my Suunto in the pool - make sure it is water proof - rather than water resistant....mine states that you should not press the buttons while it is wet, so I activate exercise mode before I jump in - and stop it one I have wiped it dry at the end....

yvonnej1

Same goes for Polar products too but it does say that conduction of the heart rate signal may be affected if there is a lot of chlorine in the water

jw17695

What kind/brand do you have?

jw17695

I use a Polar F6 so I can swim in mine.

live4turns

I use a Polar F6 so I can swim in mine.

Used to have that same model but broke - I got an omron as a gift but it's lacking some key features like kcal and it's only water resistant.