What would be a good HRM to get?

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bridetobe91
bridetobe91 Posts: 13
in Fitness and Exercise
I am looking to invest in a good HRM. Any ideas on what I should get or what the best ones are? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • mangos4music
    mangos4music Posts: 126 Member
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    i like my sportline one. its grey and yellow and its the sportline solo 910 heartrate watch
  • hardybelle83
    hardybelle83 Posts: 57
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    I got a Polar FT7 for Christmas and I absolutely love it.
    The chest strap is comfortable, and it seems to be relatively accurate so far - I love the calorie burn display!
  • bettyboop573
    bettyboop573 Posts: 610 Member
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    I have the ft4 and i love it...i highly reccomend one with a chest strap
  • traceytoo
    traceytoo Posts: 163
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    I had an old polar F7, upgraded it and my new Polar FT7 should arrive today .. got a mans one cos I prefer their colours, black with a wicked red stripe going through it .. can't wait to use it, my old one probably just needed a new battery but was looking tired through overuse - sooooo cited to get my new one :bigsmile:
  • JoanCG
    JoanCG Posts: 22
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    I have the Polar F11. So far I really like it.
  • byHISstrength
    byHISstrength Posts: 984 Member
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    I also have the Polar FT7 and absolutely love. The chest strap is comfortable (I forget it's there sometimes). I thought it was really cute; on my birthday it displayed a birthday cake all day.

    Anyway if you invest in that one, I doubt you'll be disappointed.
  • Run4iiiiiit
    Run4iiiiiit Posts: 489 Member
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    love my garmin forerunner 305
  • dweaddy2
    dweaddy2 Posts: 10 Member
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    Timex and Polar make good inexpensive models. Timex has added benefitof having replaceable battery in chest strap. I'm using the Timex Ironman Personal Trainer that I got for about $80. The problem with Timex and Polar is the both use a proprietary calculation for "calories burned" that overestimates those calories by a significant amount (according to my internet research).

    At this time I'm not willing to spend more money on a better quality HRM so I just recognize that the HRM overestimates calories burned, and use some online calculators.

    A couple of calculators to check your exercise - calories burned

    http://www.internetfitness.com/calculators/calburncalc.htm

    http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/reload.pl

    http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
  • nukehiker
    nukehiker Posts: 457
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    I would recommend the polar either the FT4 or 7 models. they come with a chest strap which will give you a much more accurate reading then a traditional HRM. I had a sportline, which i had purchased for about $40 from wally world. well i returned it 3 days later because it didn't work right. If I had done my research I would have bought the polar and not wasted my time or money on the sportline ( tons of bad reviews on this HRM ).

    good luck

    James
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
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    Polar. have a FT4 since Nov. 2010. Works great!
  • Kristie18
    Kristie18 Posts: 332 Member
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    I have the polar f11. I love it
  • joan_herzfeldt
    joan_herzfeldt Posts: 11 Member
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    Hi - TrainerRobin has a good post about HRM's, which I just read yesterday ;-) Here is the link to her blog: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/TrainerRobin
  • Nigel99
    Nigel99 Posts: 498 Member
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    I have the Polar FT4, and I have loved it. Great for a more accurate tracking of calories for activities, and to find out calories burned for a lot of stuff that wasn't really on MFP. Definitely get one with a chest strap for best accuracy.

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