HRMs + Jillian Michael's workouts

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  • glacroix
    glacroix Posts: 18 Member
    We used HRMs in high school gym class (and I'm about to get my own :D !!!))), MAKE SURE that the belt is tight enough. It should snugly fit around your chest where the under-wire of your bra would sit (it's way more comfortable if you wear a sports bra to work out in.) I had trouble when they were first introduced- I got tired of adjusting, trying it on, and then readjusting over and over again.

    Looking back...I know they sanitized them...but it's still pretty gross....maybe sharing fitness hrm chest bands wasn't such a good idea...thanks high school gym teacher.........gross..... : /

    On the one hand, holy high school! That's such a great idea, so few people have any clue how important heart rates are to fitness and your school had some for the students! Pretty awesome.

    On the other hand...yeah, that's pretty gross :P Very exciting that you're getting your own now!! I'm so happy with mine! :D
  • glacroix
    glacroix Posts: 18 Member
    MASSIVE thanks to everyone for their suggestions and data! I got a Polar FT60 (my bday is coming up and my mother is awesome so I didn't have to buy a second right after the first ;) ) and I'm finally getting results that make sense compared to what you guys are getting.

    Looking through the other threads about HRMs, it seems that the Timex one I had was estimating off only a couple parameters (weight, height, etc) whereas the Polars estimate based off of many more (such as this VO2max test it makes you do before you start). I absolutely love this one. I hope people about to invest in Timex HRMs see this thread!

    Thanks again, everyone! :D
  • robdahlgren0506
    robdahlgren0506 Posts: 13 Member
    I WAS about to invest in a Timex HRM and I DID see this! Thank you all so much for helping me save some money!

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