Heart Rate Monitor

silkysly
silkysly Posts: 701 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I want to buy my boyfriend a decent heart rate monitor for Christmas. He runs, does P90X & Insanity. I don’t want a cheap one, but I can’t afford the top of the line either. Any ideas???

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  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,652 Member
    Not sure what you consider "top of the line" price but a Polar (FT4 or FT7) on Amazon is about $60-70 before shipping. It's well worth the price because they are excellent and have all kinds of great features. They are very accurate and he'll surely love it!
  • skierxjes
    skierxjes Posts: 926 Member
    I have the Polar FT4. Great buy.
  • silkysly
    silkysly Posts: 701 Member
    That's not much at all..., thanks a bunch!
  • elcyclista
    elcyclista Posts: 393 Member
    I have a Polar CS300 watch which isn't too bad. It can tell you speed, distance, average speed, heart rate, calories burned, total time, etc. Maybe not a running device, it seems more specific for cycling.

    Another one that I have used is the Garmin Forerunner 301, but that model is pretty old. There should be newer models out like the 305 and 405 I think. It has a built in GPS which will work for running and cycling. Also does everything the PolarCS300 does, but a bit more versatile and not strictly for cycling. I think from both of those I prefer the Garmin.

    There are sooo many different types of heart rate monitors out there though, not just Garmin and Polar. XD
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