HRM £12.99 at Lloyds Pharmacy
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My one gives me more calories for walking than mfp does, but that makes sense because the MFP cals don't take into account the fact that Edinburgh is very hilly!
It made sense in the gym, gave me 300 for half an hour of cardio. I'll have to test it out with something intense like the 30ds and see what it says !0 -
well at least I must have set it up right then lolwell I set mine uop and it said 161 cals for 30 min shred was gettign 222 on mfp
Mine is 160cals on average for level 1 of 30ds as well, circuit training on MFP for 20 mins for me was 220cals.0 -
My one gives me more calories for walking than mfp does, but that makes sense because the MFP cals don't take into account the fact that Edinburgh is very hilly!
It made sense in the gym, gave me 300 for half an hour of cardio. I'll have to test it out with something intense like the 30ds and see what it says !
The hills in Edinburgh do my nut in. Spose its good for exercise!0 -
My one gives me more calories for walking than mfp does, but that makes sense because the MFP cals don't take into account the fact that Edinburgh is very hilly!
It made sense in the gym, gave me 300 for half an hour of cardio. I'll have to test it out with something intense like the 30ds and see what it says !
The hills in Edinburgh do my nut in. Spose its good for exercise!
Haha, what about the ridiculously steep hills in the centre of Glasgow though? They're a ***** to walk up :P0 -
My one gives me more calories for walking than mfp does, but that makes sense because the MFP cals don't take into account the fact that Edinburgh is very hilly!
It made sense in the gym, gave me 300 for half an hour of cardio. I'll have to test it out with something intense like the 30ds and see what it says !
The hills in Edinburgh do my nut in. Spose its good for exercise!
Haha, what about the ridiculously steep hills in the centre of Glasgow though? They're a ***** to walk up :P
oh god I know. I've learnt to AVOID0 -
My one gives me more calories for walking than mfp does, but that makes sense because the MFP cals don't take into account the fact that Edinburgh is very hilly!
It made sense in the gym, gave me 300 for half an hour of cardio. I'll have to test it out with something intense like the 30ds and see what it says !
The hills in Edinburgh do my nut in. Spose its good for exercise!
Haha, what about the ridiculously steep hills in the centre of Glasgow though? They're a ***** to walk up :P
oh god I know. I've learnt to AVOID
that's what the subway is for right? :L0 -
You maybe surprised, but when i didn't have a HRM, i used to put circuit training in for boxercise or any circuits i used to do. MFP is a lot lower than the HRM, and i do mean a LOT.0
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I can't tell how accurate it is.
I'm not sure how accurate it is, it doesn't seem to be great at reading my resting heart rate, usually sits between 70 and 100, but can jump up to 200!
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Does it base calories on the reading it gets at the time you hit the calorie button (times however many minutes the stopwatch says), or does it count calories the whole time you're exercising? Because it gives me pretty high calories, and I'm starting to worry it's over estimating...
It will jump too 200 if you sit down with it on. it counts calories based on how fast your heart beats... it's pretty accurate. well mine is anyhoo.0 -
I can't tell how accurate it is.
I'm not sure how accurate it is, it doesn't seem to be great at reading my resting heart rate, usually sits between 70 and 100, but can jump up to 200!
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Does it base calories on the reading it gets at the time you hit the calorie button (times however many minutes the stopwatch says), or does it count calories the whole time you're exercising? Because it gives me pretty high calories, and I'm starting to worry it's over estimating...
It will jump too 200 if you sit down with it on. it counts calories based on how fast your heart beats... it's pretty accurate. well mine is anyhoo.
I know it counts calories based on your heart rate lol. I mean, does it count the whole time you're exercising (allowing for inconsistency) or does it estimate it by taking your heart rate at the time and working it out there? Therefore not allowing for inconsistency. It seems accurate enough, but I wanna be sure!
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It's given me a rash as well 0 -
It counts the calories all the time, based on your heart rate at every instant. You can see this by pressing the button to show the calories at several different times during your workout, and then restarting your stopwatch after that (without resetting it).I know it counts calories based on your heart rate lol. I mean, does it count the whole time you're exercising (allowing for inconsistency) or does it estimate it by taking your heart rate at the time and working it out there? Therefore not allowing for inconsistency. It seems accurate enough, but I wanna be sure!
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It's given me a rash as well
And that's best way of doing it... Otherwise it would be pretty crap since you can exercise with less intensity at some points (thus burn less calories).0 -
Used this hrm a couple of times and I don't know why but when I start the stop watch. It randomly switches to tracking laps.
Anyone got any ideas?0 -
Free delivery with this code: FREE40
I just bought one, can't wait to try it out.0 -
FML. Seriously FML.
So I just got done doing the day 1 of the 30 day shred, was looking forward to testing out my hrm.
Burned 0 cals according to my HRM. I didn't set it up properly.
Forget to start the bleeding stop watch didn't I? I've just logged it as 20 minute circuit training. At least I'll know not to make that mistake again!0 -
FML. Seriously FML.
So I just got done doing the day 1 of the 30 day shred, was looking forward to testing out my hrm.
Burned 0 cals according to my HRM. I didn't set it up properly.
Forget to start the bleeding stop watch didn't I? I've just logged it as 20 minute circuit training. At least I'll know not to make that mistake again!
I did the exact same thing on the first day too! Upside - you'll never forget again!0 -
Good to know I'm not the only one haha! I definitely haven't!0
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I dunno if I'm too thick or something but I can't even set it up
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I think mine is just broken 0
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Mine arrived a today. Took awhile to set up but wasn't too hard to do. Maybe it's just because I'm a bit of a geek and play with gadgets constantly. Some of the writing and little pictures are pretty small though!
Looking forward to wearing it tomorrow when I zumba on the wii and seeing how many calories I actually burn vs what the wii tells me!0 -
Thanks for this, I think I am going to purchase one now
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You need to put
ouch :frown: that doesn't look good.
I'm looking pretty similar to this now. Not quite as uniformly red (more blotchy) but it's itching like crazy!!! Not sure if it's the rubber (never had problems with anything else rubber) or just a combination of the rubber and sweat.
How long did it take your rash to clear up?
And does anyone know of any HRMs that don't have rubber there? I got some money from my Grandparents for my birthday last week so may have to splash out as I like seeing the number now.0 -
Thankyou for the information, I have had a couple of these in the past but going back about 5 years. I'm hoping the model has changed as I had problems with both of them and ended up taking them both back to get refunds and vowed I would never buy another. I begruge spending about £50.00 though on a Polar or Garmin. Again as someone has already said for £12.99 if you only get 6 months out of it then your not losing much...! I shall nip on down to Lloyds in my lunch hour and pick one up if they have them in-store and try this particular model.0
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I have this one and was not sure if it was working properly as it said I only burnt 135 cals doing 30 day shred which I thought was low .I have added all my weight etc properly will try it when I go for a run and see what it says .i was gonna buy the polar ft7 which is a lot more expensive but if this is correct no pint0
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my friend used my polar and used her lloyds one while we were doing a circuits session and the readings were very similar.
I think the lloyds hrm is a good product, i wish i knew how to work it though as i don't have one myself.0 -
well used it tonight and it said 348 cal for my jog. I think i Will stick with this one for now0
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I cannot understand the stupid thing. I'm awful.0
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I've just ordered one of these (the free delivery code still works but the other one seems to have expired) - I will come back with an update when I've used it a few times.0
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HERE'S MY REVIEW:
I've been using mine for a while now (about a month and a half) and it's great.
Luckily I have had no allergies to the rubber (yet!).
Example: MFP estimated my cals burned yesterday at around 700 but my HRM counted 950 by the end of the day (includes my cycle to and from work/gym + yoga + circuit training class) so I was happy to learn that I probably burn more than I predict I burn though MFP and it's good to know that HRM readings are more accurate than MFP estimations and the HRM handles that you hold on gym machines (though they are often not far off).
No complaints as of yet, highly reccomend getting one. Thanks again to the original poster sharing the link to this offer!0 -
I've only used mine a handful of times so far but it seems pretty good! I agree that the set-up is a bit tricky because it is very hard to read. But once I set it up it's easy to use - I've not used any functions other than the stopwatch/calorie count as yet, so that's all my feedback is based on.
Used the free40 code for free delivery, and also got a 50ml sample of an own brand moisturiser! Score.0 -
What a bargain! unfortunatly i got one from amazon for £35 and have already used it a few times, great thing to have for training though 0
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Help! I've lost my instruction booklet...it's all set up but i cant remember how to set the stopwatch so it can track my calories...can anyone tell me how to do it please)
EDIT: Ignore me, found it online 0
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