What HRM do you use?

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  • diam0nddagger
    diam0nddagger Posts: 45
    Polar FT4, so far can't fault it! :) I got mine on offer from Amazon at christmas time. They are pricey but I think it's worth it! Even seeing my resting heartbeat improve is motivation.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Chest strap was stressed over and over throughout the forum. Some HRMs have build-in heart rate in the watches so I am not sure what's the difference,, If the watch has a rate monitor, why the strap?

    The watch it's self does not have a monitor.. you need to touch the watch in order for it to get a reading. If you want it to count calories too, then it needs a continuous heart rate via the strap.. not just a touch it when ever you want deal.

    Think about it.. You touch it once and reads 90.. it's going to keep reading 90(and basing the calorie count off of that 90) until you touch it again... So you touch it and reads 120, it will keep reading 120(and then start basing the calorie count off that 120) until you touch it a third time. VS the chest strap model where it will automatically feed it to the watch, so it will go 90, 100, 95, 115, 120, 125, 120, etc.. no needing to stop and touch and worry that it's accurately estimating calories.
  • Cwilliams8676
    Cwilliams8676 Posts: 252 Member
    Im buying bodybugg its like 129 or something and tells you calories burned all day long
  • student94
    student94 Posts: 120 Member
    Polar ft4 from bodytronics for $60. I was surprised at how easy it is to use, and at how the chest strap doesn't bother me during exercise.
  • jessielynn25
    jessielynn25 Posts: 46
    :frown: i should of bought a polar...

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