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UK people...I need to buy the following:

monkeypantz
monkeypantz Posts: 288 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello Brits, (calling us Brits sounds sooo american)

I need to buy a HRM & a new set of scales...I don't have tonnes of money but I also don't want to buy something rubbish, can you recommend something good for me?

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  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    Argos seems pretty reasonable for both - there are reviews / people here who use Polar HRM's so you'd be able to get feedback on the model you are looking at. The ones with the chest straps are more competitive. Also I wouldn't discount eBay for a cheap 2nd hand or unused one.

    Scales wise you could always use boots or somewhere like that 70p does your weight, bmi and bodyfat % although this won't be 100% accurage it's not bad.
  • LadySylvanas
    LadySylvanas Posts: 133 Member
    I got a Polar HRM and really happy with it :) it was around £50 on Amazon x
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    For heart rate monitor - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330670342630&clk_rvr_id=316291445752

    For scales, any cheap electronic ones will do. Body fat monitors are waste of time. They judge body composition based on water, which varies massively. When I was sub 10% body fat and in comp shape it said I was at 20% BF. Hmmm....
  • d3mon4ngel
    d3mon4ngel Posts: 242 Member
    I've just bought a new electronic scale where you just step on it from JTF for £9.99 if that helps at all. Seems pretty good and has a nice big display.
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