sportline heart rate monitor help help help
collingmommy
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I got a issue, I think my hrm is messing up. I have the sportline hrm from walmart, it cost 30 dollars and I don't know if its something wrong or what!
The heart rate isn't registering. it usually shows a lil heart on the screen, but it says that hr is off.. and I don't know if that is what is causing my unusual calorie burns.. will they do that? I know I burned approximately 200 calories doing taebo today and the hrm saud that I only burned 46! and the other night I did jillian michaels kickbox fast fix and it saud I only burned 30! I usually burn close to 100/125 in that time!
I tried to turn the hr on , but I don't know how.. so my major question is couold the hr being off affect the calorie burn?
The heart rate isn't registering. it usually shows a lil heart on the screen, but it says that hr is off.. and I don't know if that is what is causing my unusual calorie burns.. will they do that? I know I burned approximately 200 calories doing taebo today and the hrm saud that I only burned 46! and the other night I did jillian michaels kickbox fast fix and it saud I only burned 30! I usually burn close to 100/125 in that time!
I tried to turn the hr on , but I don't know how.. so my major question is couold the hr being off affect the calorie burn?
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It sounds like its only picking you up intermittently. Try changing the battery in the hrm strap.0
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Are you making sure that the chest strap is making good contact with your skin? I always wet mine a little before I put it on to make sure there is a solid connection. I also have a Sportline HRM.0
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I got the same hr monitor within the last week. I thought it would just track my heart rate by wearing it, but not so. You have to touch the metal part with your index finger for a few seconds in order for it to read your hr.0
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I got the same hr monitor within the last week. I thought it would just track my heart rate by wearing it, but not so. You have to touch the metal part with your index finger for a few seconds in order for it to read your hr.
Does yours not have a chest strap? If I don't wear the chest strap I have to touch the metal part. You need to be wearing the chest strap in order to get a continuous heart rate otherwise you only get a little snapshot in time...not good enough for determining calorie burn.0 -
I had the same one for awhile...unlike when wearing a chest-strap (which automatically records the changes in your HR) the strapless HR watches need to be pressed continually as your HR changes... as your exercise/HR increases... as well as decreases (recovery.)0
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Nope, this particular hr monitor does not come with a chest strap.0
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