HRM

kirstenflood
kirstenflood Posts: 112 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
are theyre any in the uk that work well for £20 and under have been looking at this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181357426961?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

can anyone let me know if itd be any good for work out dvds and stuff or have any other options

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Not sure about the one you have linked.

    But about heart rate monitors - they are designed for steady state cardio. If your video is something else, then the HRM won't be nearly as accurate. I've used my HRM with Leslie Sansone DVDs (low impact aerobics)....numbers seem reasonable with my Polar FT4. Weight lifting (or general strength training) is not really heart rate based. Up/down of circuit training (ie: 30 Day Shred) is not reliable with a HRM either.

    HRMs measure your heart rate while working out & compare it against your resting heart rate. That is used as exertion level. HRMs with a chest strap can monitor your heart rate constantly. Wrist only models will measure it from time to time. Wrist only models may have you stop exercise to "take your pulse" .....this is because sometimes arm movements can throw the numbers off.
  • kirstenflood
    kirstenflood Posts: 112 Member
    this one has a chest strap aswell that comes with it , will that not work? i mean the one i linked
  • marianne_s
    marianne_s Posts: 983 Member
    Cheaper HRMs don't tend to last long...I got one some years ago from Lloyd's Chemist for the same price and it stopped working after a couple of months.
  • Ftw37
    Ftw37 Posts: 386 Member
    I've got both the Mio Alpha and the Mio Link wrist-based HRM bands.

    The Alpha uses Bluetooth to talk to my iPhone.

    The Link uses ANT+ to talk to my Garmin watch (and also does Bluetooth to the iPhone if you want).

    Both offer chest-strap-style results on your wrist.

    YMMV
  • kirstenflood
    kirstenflood Posts: 112 Member
    Cheaper HRMs don't tend to last long...I got one some years ago from Lloyd's Chemist for the same price and it stopped working after a couple of months.

    i kinda dont mind that i just want /need one asap but i do get what you saying i just dont have the money to spend on an expensive one
  • kirstenflood
    kirstenflood Posts: 112 Member
    I've got both the Mio Alpha and the Mio Link wrist-based HRM bands.

    The Alpha uses Bluetooth to talk to my iPhone.

    The Link uses ANT+ to talk to my Garmin watch (and also does Bluetooth to the iPhone if you want).

    Both offer chest-strap-style results on your wrist.

    YMMV

    i dont have an iphone and i want a ches strap one really
  • kirstenflood
    kirstenflood Posts: 112 Member
    do the chest straps that feed info back to watches work for workout dvds ie i do zumba dvds and want too track my cals burned

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