Question - Hiking with HRM

cjack19

Merry Christmas!
Santa brought me a Polar FT4 (yay) and I have a silly question ...

We go hiking a lot, so do I wet the electrodes and put the strap on first before I drive the 15 mins to our hiking spot?? Or should I wait until I get up there and put the strap on just before we start?

Might be a silly question, but I couldn't find the answer on the website or the you tube videos I watched - most seemed to be using it in the gym, right away....

Thanks in advance for your help! :drinker:

dad106

Either way will work... I mean I go to a gym, so I put mine on right before i start.

If it's summer and I go for a walk around the neighborhood, then I'll put it on right before I walk.

scarletleavy

Whenever I've gone hiking I've always just put the HRM when I got dressed to go, sometimes spent 1-2 hours in the car driving with it on, so I'd say no big deal.

CMmrsfloyd

I have wet mine and then got sidetracked for a bit before working out, then exercised for an hour or more with no problems. I would think it would most likely be fine if you want to do it before you go. But you could also bring a bottle of water with you to do it when you get there or to re-wet the strap if you notice it's having trouble reading your heartrate.

cjack19

Perfect! Thank you everyone!

fionat29

As long as the strap is tight enough you should be ok, I've had a couple of occasions where I've cooled down and lost the connection and sometimes if you're out in public it can be a bit tricky to wet the sensors. Unless you're an exhibitionist! Lol!!
I love my P4!! It's the best thing I ever bought.