Heart Rate Monitor

Tandi_S

Polar FT4. Yes i love it. Counts calories and gives you where your heart rate should be. I got it for 60$ at bodytronics.com

^^^THIS! It's a great tool!

May63

Polar FT7 - Love it!

me too

Junepal

I might be the only one who likes Sportine lol but I have the Sportline duo 1060 and really do like it.
Yes it might not be the easiest to use at first but honestly only took me a hour or two to figure it out. Chest strap is a bit wonky sometimes but other than that it does the job and I am happy with it.

To be honest I was going to go with the Polar FT4 but I got such a great deal on the Sportline I could refuse.

What ever you decide at least you will have people behind you to tell you how to use them Good luck with your decision!

belgerian

Garmin Forerunner 305 it is great but it is also a GPS and a Heartrate monitor does pacing ect ect ect way more than a HRM. I can upload the data to their website see my runs, HR, pacing all on a nice graph and I use it primarly to run outside and I love it.

cyn2555

Question for you all - I had a heart rate monitor several years back and one thing I really did not like about it was that the chest strap (where the transmitter was) would rub my skin raw. I almost always had a little scab especially after running.

I would like another HRM but I don't want the damage to my skin.

Has anyone had this problem or was it just the design of older models?

ktbia

My husband and I just got Garmin Forerunner 610s, they are amazing with the HR monitor, but it was pricey! They have gps which is really cool and a ton of features that I need to figure out.

My run the other day was 290 calories. When I put it into myfitnesspal for that time and pace, it told me 380.. so myfitnesspal definitely overestimated. I am glad to have a more accurate number.