HRM

tar0809
tar0809 Posts: 122 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been wanting to buy a heart rate monitor but I'm not sure what the best one to go with is and for a decent price that won't break me. Any suggestions?

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  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    I would google "Heart Rate Monitor" and find one that meets your needs and is still within your budget. Why do you want one? You didn't say.
  • blabrecque_xo
    blabrecque_xo Posts: 65 Member
    I have a Polar FT4 and I absolutely love it. I got it from Amazon for around $70. It tracks my heart rate through my entire workout, so it gives me an accurate amount of calories burned. Now that I have it, I can't imagine working out without it!
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    I just broke down and got the polar FT4. I got it for less than 60 at academy sports and outdoors. I wanted a fitbit, but the guy asked me what I wanted it for, and when I told him something to better monitor my calories he said the fitbit isn't meant to track calories and if that is what I want it for that the polar FT4 or FT7 were the best. The FT7 was a little more expensive so I went with the cheaper one.
    It totally shocked me at how little I burned today according to it. MFP said I burned 333, my elliptical said I burned 415, but the watch said I only burned 275. :/
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    my husband is a runner, and he has a garmin gps watch plus heart rate monitor. It was almost 200 dollars but it tracks his distance, how fast he ran, the weather, the hills, ect in addition to his heart rate and calories burned. he loves it. I don't run like he does, so I didn't see the point in getting something like that.
  • 12_oz_Curls
    12_oz_Curls Posts: 140 Member
    I just use my android phone, and bought a $60 bluetooth HRM. I use a few apps, but mapmyrun seems to be one of the better ones I've found. If you don't want to go with the expensive watches, then use your phone as the GPS and buy a reasonable HRM. I have owned the Zephr HRM (Lost it and bought a new one, only to find it again yesterday). I also use the magellan HRM.
  • tar0809
    tar0809 Posts: 122 Member
    I would google "Heart Rate Monitor" and find one that meets your needs and is still within your budget. Why do you want one? You didn't say.

    I want one to give me a more accurate number of calories burned while I exercise.
  • micheledavison39
    micheledavison39 Posts: 821 Member
    I had the Timex Personal HRM and I really liked it but I broke the watch after about 2 years. I just "upgraded" to the Polar H7 that syncs with my iPhone but I get about 1/2 the calories burned as the Timex was recording for the same workout and intensity, so I need to see what is going on with it. With the H7, you can see all the time how you are doing rather than just periodically and it works with a number of different apps. They are about the same in price on Amazon (~$55).
  • rhonamac1973
    rhonamac1973 Posts: 7
    I'm a huge fan of the Garmin Forerunner. I think I have the 405 - GPS and HRM. Pricey but has lasted me 7 years so far, and I think they have come down in price (and size!) considerably.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    I would google "Heart Rate Monitor" and find one that meets your needs and is still within your budget. Why do you want one? You didn't say.

    I want one to give me a more accurate number of calories burned while I exercise.

    If you're just doing stuff like treadmill or elliptical then a FT4 wouldn't be a bad choice.

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