Heart rate monitor recommendations?

deeray82

I'm looking to buy a heart rate monitor but I don't know anything about them. Does anyone have any recommendations for an affordable brand/model?

McKayMachina

Search the forums. TONS of topics on this for you.

dodd319

I was just about to ask the same question. It seems that a lot of people have them....

razzmahtazz

I got my Polar FT4 on Amazon for only $54. It's a basic model, but does everything I need. Before I buy anything, I always check the reviews on amazon.com, even if I don't get it from the site. I think you'll find helpful info there!

dlpnrn2b

I recently purchased a Polar FT4 online for 69.99 and I LOVE it!! it gives me actual calorie count unlike my wii fit..

anewattitude

I love my Polar FT7. It works well and can adjust to fit my small wrists.

lisateachawa

I recently purchased a Polar FT4 for $50 and I love it. It does everthing I wanted it to.

lam072

I have the Polar FT40 and love it. I can download all my data online at polar personal trainer. I paid about $100 for the watch and $50 for the unit to download. Well worth the extra benefits. You can join challenges online and stay motivated. Good luck with your search.

volprincess24

I have a Polar brand heart rate monitor watch and chest strap.I love mine!! But beware, Do not buy a watch that claims to know your heart rate by you simply touching a sensor on tge watch. The chest straps are by far, more reliable! There are many fancy ones on the market, I researched several and found that all I needed was the basics. You want to know your beat by beat heart rate, and your calories burned as you are burning them. ( so you can keep a goal in mind) Some more expensive ones have a gps for when your running, it knows the distance. But I decided that wasn't for me. Good luck with finding your perfect heart rate monitor!!! They are worth every penny! It really helped me since I am calorie counting and it's basically a huge number crunch every day! Good luck!

loseatonlady

Me & my BF workout buddy both bought Garmin HRM with the chest straps from heartmonitors.com (P&H are free) and you can get a model with a zip stick that you can download your workout stats to your computer! We've both been happy with them so far!

slcoree

do you wear these all day and it tells you total cals burned all day?

ToddFo

Seems like most everybody here talks up the Polar models, but I really like my Garmin FR60. It does just about everything I would like it to do.

DietPep1978

I have a Polar FT7 and I love it! I'd recommend searching the forums and perhaps searching general HRM review sites. I choose mine based on this exact informal reseach, I searched forums on MFP and another site I used to track at and I did a general net search on reviews, features, etc.

Mine comes with a strap you wear around your chest (supposedly more accurate readings?) and it talks to the reader on my wrist that looks like a watch. I set my own user settiings (weight, gender, height, etc). I can wear it all day long to see how much I burn in a day or I can stop and start for workouts only. I've done both, I tend to wear it all day long and just note where I am at when I start a workout.

I have a backlight on mine (a button to press). I can see my heart rate, calories burned so far, what kind of zone I am in (training, fat burning), how long I've had the monitor on and the time.

It definitely has helped me get my butt in gear! I like that I am discovering when and how to burn more calories! They are a lot of fun and I'd recommend one. The mega plus is that you can get ACCURATE readings of how much calories you are actually burning.

Again, do your research, pic the style and features you like best. When it all boils down, a heart rate monitor is a heart rate monitor.

Let me know if you have any questions!

BJC78

Polar ft4- - love love love it!!"

deeray82

Looks like Polar is the way to go, thanks much all!

kapeluza

Polar ft60!!!!!!!!!!! I love mine and accurate!