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Where to put the strap?!

BeginningNoStop
BeginningNoStop Posts: 78 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So I have just started wearing tank tops to the gym and I was wondering where to place the strap for my hrm with the tank. Basically I think I'm asking can I place it under my boobs instead of directly on my chest so it won't show?!

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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Follow the directions for the HRM for placement.

    You "can" place it anywhere you want. Whether or not you'll get accurate results from a different placement is something else.

    When in doubt, contact the manufacturer.
  • lmr0528
    lmr0528 Posts: 427 Member
    I've always put in under my boobs. I thought that was pretty much where it said in the instructions to put it.
  • BuddhaMom74
    BuddhaMom74 Posts: 147
    ...under my boobs, in fact, I kind of position the bottom band of my bra over top of it.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    It's supposed to go under your boobs…..
  • RUNNING_AMOK_1958
    RUNNING_AMOK_1958 Posts: 268 Member
    Under boobs. Absolutely.
  • olong
    olong Posts: 255 Member
    Yes, women place the "chest" strap under boobs. Too low and you may not maintain a good reading. That you'll have to work out yourself.
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    What were you wearing to the gym before that even makes this a question?
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Mine goes right under my boobs. Just curious, where have you been wearing?
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    JenAndSome wrote: »
    What were you wearing to the gym before that even makes this a question?

    burqua.
  • chesnity3
    chesnity3 Posts: 960 Member
    Under boobs
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    Yep, under the boobs.
  • BeginningNoStop
    BeginningNoStop Posts: 78 Member
    lol I was wearing a tshirt. I used to put it over my boobs though because when I did a study with our local hospital they would make me put it over my boobs to get a accurate hr. I think the 1st time I went i tried under and she said she just could not get my hr so every time after that I went I had to put it over so when I bought my own i put it over but when I started wearing tank tops it just looked odd and silly with it showing

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