HRM and Calorie Counter

I love my bodybugg. After lots of research this is what my husband found to be the best with the best ratings. It's the same thing as they use on Biggest Loser. If you get one I highly suggest getting the digital display with it.

Im a fan of Polar! They have all kinds of versions- from simple to very sports specific. Ive had a Polar for 6 years now- I just replace the batteries when needed. And I just replaced the chest strap/receiver recently.
I did hear of someone who bought a version of one at Kmart or wallmart for under $30- and for the sake of tracking calories burned- they love it.
If you are a die hard- I recommend the body bugg- worn on th arm- all day (except sleeping) It tracks steps and also calories burned. You can use the online toool to track your food intake- or buy the wrist band receiver to just receive the data.
Hope this helps! Happy tracking!

I've gone through 4 different brands and my favorite and EASIEST to use is my Bowflex Hybrid Plus Combo. It comes with a strap and when you find it on sale, it's less than $30 but sometimes retails as high as $130.

Lots of neat features that I thought I would never use but actually came in handy on different occasions. Hope this helps.

I bought 2 HRMs and then found BodyMedia Fit. It is like the Bodybugg. It's worn 24/7 and measures calories burned, steps taken, sleep efficiency (ratio between lying down and sleeping).

The Timex HRM sucked (I was burning 4 cal per minute at rest - NO!). The Polar HRM was much, much better. But the BodyMedia Fit even gives a different calorie burn then both HRMs. It has more sensors and collects more information from my body so I have to go with the BodyMedia as the most accurate (lower calorie burn but not far off from Polar).

But it cost me over $200 (on Amazon) for the band and the display (optional but nice to have up to the minute steps and calorie burn). The you have to upload the info to the website. It's free for a year and then $6.95/month after that.

I found out a lot of info about my calorie burn and just how much it changes on a daily basis. And what too many lazy days in a row can do to the metabolism (it gets lower each day).

But if you go with an HRM invest in a Polar or better and make sure you get one with a chest strap.

I bought the polar FT4 off of overstock.com for $80. I love it and it seems pretty accurate.

I have the BodyMedia Fit also I have the bluetooth option it allows you to see nearly at the monment burn and allows you to set workouts and see how you are doing during the workout.
I like the sleep monitor as well because I struggle with sleep apnea and this really opened my eyes to how often I wake up and dont realize it.
BodyMedia is the manufacture for BodyBugg also.

I have a Polar FT4 as well. LOVE IT! I paid about the same on Amazon, when I got mine back in December. I discovered I wasn't pushing myself nearly as hard as I thought I was!

Yep. I just got one of these and I LOVE it. The strap is very comfortable (in fact, I don't notice it being there) and it tracks very well.

I forgot to add, that I got mine off amazon for around $60.

I have the FitBit and I love it. Similiar to BodyBug where it's worn all day and counts steps and calories burned. It's targeted specifically for walkers/runners though. I've heard it doesn't count biking or spin classes very accurately (not a problem for me since I don't do either). It was also a lot less expensive than the BodyBug. I've had mine for about a month now and have had no issues and quite happy with it.