How to wear my HRM watch?

Johnnyswife

Okay..I've been using this off and on for a total of 4 months. I alway wear it on top of my wrist, but I wondered if it would be more accurate worn under the wrist?
Any of my fellow HRM watch wearers, how do you wear yours?

workoutqueen628

Do you have the kind that has a band that you wear around your upper waist? That is what I have, so i wear the waist band and just wear the watch part like a normal watch- on my wrist. If you're talking about wearing it under your wrist, then I don't think it is as accurate- I tried it before (when I was thinking about sneaking it in to a bikram yoga class) and it wasn't able to detect my heart rate all the time.

Johnnyswife

No waist band. Just a watch that you strap to your wrist. Your pulse points are in the inside of your wrist, so just wondered if I whould flip it under my wrist instead of wearing on top like I usualy do.

lilchino4af

The only thing I can say is to try it and see which way is better. True that your pulse points are on the bottom of your wrist, but some people find wearing a watch like that uncomfortable. You may also find as sbarrack001 pointed out that it doesn't work as well. Experiment and do what works best for you.

Johnnyswife

Okay I went ahead and wore it on the inside of my wrist.
The Pro: Each time I did a reading, I got a result. The heart rate changed as I upped or lowered my workout, and unlike wearing it the other way. I would do a reading, and get nothing. Sometimes I would have to do a read 3 to 4 times before getting a result.
The con: I accidently turned it off 10 minutes into my workout. did a read, and my hand curled up, and hit the stop button on the side., I didn't notice it for another 5 minutes of a high intensity run. :grumble: I know I burned more calories than it said I did, but going to have to stick with the lower amount to be on the safe side.

I can try it again on monday, but this time I will be mindful of my hand hitting buttons...

amarti24

What kind of hrm is this?

I am a big fan of the transmitter being around your chest. In cold weather it allows me to wear my watch on the outside of my jacket so I can see where I am at without lifting the sleeve every time.