HRM for swimmers

withchaco
withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I am happy with my current HRM for the most part, but when I go swimming, it loses signal all the time. Any HRMs out there that you can rely on in water, whether it's chlorinated or salty?

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  • BethanyMasters
    BethanyMasters Posts: 519 Member
    My Polar FT4 works good in water as long as I tighten the strap really good. Haven't tried it in salt water but has worked in natural water and pool water.
  • DanceYogaRun
    DanceYogaRun Posts: 373 Member
    Polar ft60 with the T31c (c=coded) strap.
  • MelL1205
    MelL1205 Posts: 1,200 Member
    bump because i'm curious too!
  • husker_gal
    husker_gal Posts: 462 Member
    what kind of HRM do you have? I found out that my Polar FT60 is water resistant but that I needed a special coded strap specifically for water if I wanted to use it while swimming. That might be what is wrong with yours. it's probably water resistant but not made to transmit through the water.
  • withchaco
    withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
    what kind of HRM do you have? I found out that my Polar FT60 is water resistant but that I needed a special coded strap specifically for water if I wanted to use it while swimming. That might be what is wrong with yours. it's probably water resistant but not made to transmit through the water.
    Yeah, it is water resistant but won't pick up the signal in the water. The special strap thing is very helpful to know! Thanks!
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    My Polar FT4 works good in water as long as I tighten the strap really good. Haven't tried it in salt water but has worked in natural water and pool water.
    I have the FT4 as well and it won't work in salt water, but it works great in chlorinated or just lake water.
  • SoCalWoman
    SoCalWoman Posts: 2,384 Member
    mine didn't work in the pool today. i will look into the special strap. ugh..i was so annoyed!
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