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Chest Strap HRM vs Wrist HRM

feistydefalco
feistydefalco Posts: 2
edited January 8 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello there -

I have recently switched to a chest strap HRM and am getting really high calorie burns than I did with my wrist one - anywhere from 300-400 calories higher. Just wondering if this is consistent with anyone else who went from a wrist one to a chest strap. For example a calorie burn for a Body Combat class with the wrist was roughly 750, with the chest strap it is 1100. Thoughts, suggestions, etc?

Thanks!

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  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    What models are you using? And I would trust something that is sitting right over my heart versus something that is on my wrist.

    **Edited to include**

    Make sure that your model doesn't "cross talk" with other models as well.
  • mandy_lee86
    mandy_lee86 Posts: 103 Member
    I would imagine a chest strap would be able to monitor your heart rate better than something on your wrist?
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I have a Polar HRM and it is def more accurate than just a wrist HRM.
  • evdenapoli
    evdenapoli Posts: 164 Member
    I tto found this out and yes the Chest is much more accurate :)
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