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Heart Rate Monitor Chafing at chest strap

Joanna_77
Joanna_77 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I use the Polar FT4 and the soft chest strap is causing the skin to be rubbed away where the monitor attaches. Does anyone else have a problem with this and how can it be prevented? It hurts!

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    edited April 2015
    It may be a bit too loose and the chafing is caused by it moving when you move (a little like shoes that are too big causing blisters). Try tightening it a little bit (a little body glide may help too)
  • tri_bob
    tri_bob Posts: 121 Member
    They say that Body Glide is a bad mother ... SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

    Seriously, though: Body Glide.
  • ImaSongbird
    ImaSongbird Posts: 126 Member
    I really love using a HRM bra. They are pricey, but you just click the monitor onto the bra, without the strap. It is way more comfortable.
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