hrm

mummytobeslim

what hrm do you all have .I just have a cheap one from lloyds pharmacy .I am not sure how accurate it is .I may invest in a better one or maybe request one for my birthday .What do you have or what would you recommend.

eden2004

I just ordered a Polar FT4 based on recommendations from MFP users!

mummytobeslim

are they quite expensive . I will have a look and see what I can find .Thank you

curlygirly80

I just bought one yesterday! I got the polar ft4 and I used it last night and today for my walk. It is great and so easy to set up. I love it and so recommend it!!

curlygirly80

are they quite expensive . I will have a look and see what I can find .Thank you

Amazon has new ones for 70 bucks I couldn't wait so I found a 10% coupon to ****'s Sporting goods and picked it up there. Pretty much turned out to be the same price when you figure in the shipping.

mummytobeslim

I am gonna do a search see what prices I can find in the UK

SarahH1971

I had the sportline 1010 - had problems with the chest strap as it kept losing conection with my body. I now have the Ploar FT4 and it is brill and no chest strap problems. Plus it stores your last 8 workouts and tells you happy birthday!!!!!!!

cdpm

I just ordered a Polar FT4 based on recommendations from MFP users!

Exactly this!
It was pricey well £60, but it's a great investment. I can't imagine not working out and not knowing my HR now

BcozIcan

Hullo.
I have a Suunto and have similar problems with losing connection. Of course, I have the cheaper of the two chest strap versions. And it eats batteries.
They are really pricey and I actually find that I just tend to use the estimates that this site gives for various exercise more often than not.
Hope that helps.

WaterBunnie

I am gonna do a search see what prices I can find in the UK

The trainer at my gym told me a lot of his clients have bought the one Tesco have at the moment for about £20 and says they've been happy with them.

I haven't taken the plunge yet!

sunshine45356

FT4!

DalexD

I have a Polar FT4, I love it!

Dragonnade

I have a Polar RCX5 - more functionality than I will ever use in a bazillion years, but loads of cool stats and an early birthday present.

Before that I had a very basic Polar that only told time, average hr, and max hr.

Polar are very good though, and a middle of the range one is really exceptionally good for 60-100 quid The Polar website is very good for working out which watches actually provide what you want/need/will use it for, then just shop around. I got mine off Amazon for about £50 off rrp.

schwim

i just bought the polar ft7f an hour ago from amazon uk. it was £61 for the red and silver. cheapest i could find anywhere. i debated about the ft4 and ft7 but since on amazon the ft4 and ft7 were around the same price i decided to go with the ft7. it has a bit more features that i probably wont use but if its the same price why not go for the upgrade

good luck with your searching. i can't wait for mine to come so i can see if mfp estimates of my workouts are close to correct.

SteveTries

Polar FT4

Had it for a month or so now and I like it. If I'm honest I got it just for the caloric burn estimate but now I'm finding that it help me to keep my intensity up.

highly recommended

BigAardvaark

Garmin Forerunner 410 here. Combines HRM with GPS, I love it so much I'm considering getting the dedicated cycling version, Edge, too :-)

jerseynegrita06

I have a Nike Fuel Band. I don't know how to use it, lol...it just counts my calories & gives Fuel points & it's nice to look at!

mogriff1

I have the Polar FT4 (in pink). It's very accurate. Plus the heart rate monitor auto syncs with my gym's cardio equipment. I get more accurate calories burned data than what the gym equip shows. I use it everytime I excercise....whether its on cardio machines, aerobics classes, spinning, working out at home or walking the dogs. I love it! Got it for about $65 on Amazon with free shipping.

mummytobeslim

thank you all you have been a great help will look on amazon later

vguynes

I also have the Polar FT4. It's easy to use and I highly recommend it! I purchased it from Bodytronics.com for a little less than $60 using the code POPO and free shipping.

firef1y72

I've got the One Body one from Tesco for under £20. It does everything the Polar does (got one of those too but lost the watch), gives heart rate, calories, fat burned and even has a fitness test. The only problem is that I haven't worked out how to change my personal settings without taking the battery out.

navyw1fe

Polar ft4 and LOVE it!! Very accurate and also use it when im doing housework(cleaning,mowing lawn, etc) love to see exactly how many calories i burn while doing everyday stuff :happy: