HRM and boxing

firstnamekaren
firstnamekaren Posts: 274 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
I have a Polar FT4 with chest strap. I want to use my HRM while boxing but don't think it will work under my wraps and gloves. Anyone have any ideas of how to get around this? I definitely want to know what I'm burning, but I don't think putting it on, turning it on and then wrapping over it would be accurate. Ideas?

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  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    You could try and loop the watch on your waist band so you can still see the display and it should be close enough to read.
  • jody664
    jody664 Posts: 397 Member
    When I work out with my trainer, we do boxing stuff all the time. I just fasten the glove a little looser on the wrist that has the watch on. I haven't had a problem. I obviously can't see the face of the watch, but I've never had it lose connection or anything, so I don't really need to. I agree that maybe putting on your waist band or in your pocket or something could also work.
  • JimieLou
    JimieLou Posts: 273 Member
    I had the same issue, so what I started doing was attaching the watch part to my bra strap. Of course, I wear tanks or cut off tshirts, so I just wrap it right around that and box away.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Just keep in mind that your HRM will overestimate calories burned during boxing. Upper body work inflated the HR response-HRM doesn't know the difference.
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