Pregnant in need of HRM watch- help

JingleMuffin
JingleMuffin Posts: 543 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Howdy, I'm a runner with lots of races to run this summer and fall and I'm currently about 6-7 weeks pregnant. I just got the go ahead from my awesome doctor this morning encouraging me to keep up my running as long as my heart rate stays at 150 BPM or lower. my resting heart rate is almost always 50 bpm and Its hard for me to get it up high ( in the 150's) unless I'm hill sprinting. So im not super worried but want to get a good HRM watch for running so i can be sure i stay under 150 BPM per my Doctor.

Can anyone reccomend a good line or model watch? I've never owned one but now finding my self in need of one. Ive heard good things about the Polar watch, any suggestions?
I'd be much obliged
thank you.

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  • pamelak5
    pamelak5 Posts: 327 Member
    I use the Polar FT4. It's pretty cheap and does the basics. Also, when I was pregnant I was told to go more by how I feel - sometimes I'd be in the 150s or higher and be fine (I also have resting heart rate in the 50s), and other times I'd work out in the 140s or 130s and feel off...so the HRM didn't really help much on that front.
  • JingleMuffin
    JingleMuffin Posts: 543 Member
    okay - yeah Its more of just a part of my awareness - i wont just run by numbers ill go by how i feel too.
    id just like to visually see how my heart rate corresponds
  • JingleMuffin
    JingleMuffin Posts: 543 Member
    nobody else has a HRM watch they love? Anyone order the BIA? i think you need a chest strap with that one... but it looks awesome. has an SOS button. incase of emergency.
  • jnh17
    jnh17 Posts: 838 Member
    I use the Polar FT4. It's pretty cheap and does the basics. Also, when I was pregnant I was told to go more by how I feel - sometimes I'd be in the 150s or higher and be fine (I also have resting heart rate in the 50s), and other times I'd work out in the 140s or 130s and feel off...so the HRM didn't really help much on that front.

    I also have a Polar FT4 and love it. I kept my HR no more than 170 bpm. Just today, I was lifting an during some of the lifts (step-ups, lunges) my heart rate gets in the 175ish range. Some doctors use outdated policies.
  • simoneg14
    simoneg14 Posts: 46 Member
    I bought the Polar FT4 and love it, it's does the job and easy to use.
  • laurabelle2013
    laurabelle2013 Posts: 88
    I just borrowed my friend's polar today. I liked seeing how my HR changed during a Zumba workout. Also calories burned during the hour. she didn't have the instructions so I just watched a youtube video this am before heading to the gym. It was pretty straightforward.
    its a polar rs100
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    Another polar FT4 fan here. Love mine too bits.
  • JingleMuffin
    JingleMuffin Posts: 543 Member
    thanks everyone. im checking it out. :)

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