I'm thinking about buying a timex HRM

chellyy_beann

So, Ive been doing some research, and im thinking about buying a timex HRM. I found one on ebay for like 40 bucks! Does anyone have one, or had any good experiences with it? or bad?? I wanted to buy a bodybugg but I dont want to spend that much money on it. Thanks

dad106

Don't do it! TImex's are absolute crap at estimating calories burned... and the only thing it is good for is estimating heart rate.
I had one once and for 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill, speed 3.0, incline around 10 or so, it told me I burned 580 calories.. which is insane! I did the same exercise with my Polar FT7 HRM, and only burned 300 something... so there was a major difference.

Honestly, save your money and buy a Polar.. You can get the Polar FT4 off of amazon for 60 dollars and free shipping.. and it will be much better than the TImex.

chellyy_beann

Thanks!!! I'm definitely going to do that!! It doesn't need like a monthly membership or anything right?

AmyRhubarb

When I was HRM shopping, I read all the topics about them here, then looked them up on Amazon & read the user reviews there. Narrowed my choices down to two - either a Polar or a New Balance N4. Money is tight, so I looked up both models on eBay and put auctions for new items on my watchlist. The New Balance came up first, and I got it for $26 (retails for $70) - works great, it was brand new in the box, instructions and all.

dad106

Thanks!!! I'm definitely going to do that!! It doesn't need like a monthly membership or anything right?

No it doesn't.. Polars are strictly HRM's.

Just don't wear them all day.. they are not made for that!

JennyNotSoSkinny

I got the new balance n4 yesterday. Love it so far. Feels accurate.

Becky0582

My husband bought me a Polar FT7 a few years ago and I love it...it was around $100, but well worth it!