Best brand of HRM

For anybody looking for a HRM. Today only this monitor is down from 189 to 15. Just a heads up. I ordered one but really don't know a lot about it. But for $15...

Forgot to put the link up! Sorry. Here it is... http://1saleaday.com/

I edited my post... There is the link!

I am going to purchase one and I dont know anything about them so any information would help. Thanks in advance!

I have the Polar FT7, love it!

Don't buy a strapless HRM!!!! They aren't accurate... Polar is a great brand!

I have a Polar FT7 and I love it.

think i am going to start saving and looking at polar with chest strap

I didn't know anything about HRM's either, but I just went onto Amazon.com last night and read reviews on several different models. You should do the same! I'm liking the Polar FT7 w/ chest strap.

they are ultra expensive!

They are expensive but a good investment. I bought mine for $100 (Polar FT7) but I know someone who found one on craigslist for $50, same model and all. I liken it to buying good running shoes, a necessary expense for getting fit.

Are chest straps sold separately, or is this one of those things where if it's not sold with a strap then it's technically a strapless and therefore garbage? :-/

Don't know if this will help you any but...........Here is a link that was posted in another thread with a lot of information on HRM's. Also, I would suggest getting one with a chest strap as they are better to calculate an accurate HR.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472


I just purchased a Polar FT40 three weeks ago with free shipping and it arrived overnight from heartratemonitors dot com (I have used them in the past for my older FS3 HRM and a pedometer) and also found an $10.00 off total online code as well to help with the price of the HRM.......

lol yeah it didnt come with a chestatrp , but then again none of them that i saw came witha chest strap, what makes the chest strap better? how exactly does it work becasue i kep my recipt and i plan to return it if i figure out something better, but like i said i dont wanna be spending 100 bux for this thing because im just getting started and dont know exactly what i am doing lol

Without a chest strap it isn't constantly reading your heart rate. Most of the watch ones that I have looked at you have to touch the faceplate or a button for it to get your heart rate. So when they tell you how many calories you burned it is really just guessing based on a few heart rate readings. I know for me my heart rate changes a lot while I am working out, I run/walk and I didn't realize until I got my HRM how low my heart rate got when I was walking. I didn't want to spend much money either, but I decided it was better to spend more money now then to get a cheap one and have to buy an expensive one too later. I got a Garmin Forerunner 305 (about $130 of of amazon). Honestly it was a great investment and knowing what my heart rate is makes me push harder to try and keep it up.

:flowerforyou: I love my Polar FT4 too, so easy to use and wear, best thing I could have done

My fitbit just broke and I am debating whether I want to try a HRM instead of another Fitbit. I am used to wearing it all day like a pedometer to get a daily step count. Do HRM do that as well, or are you only supposed to wear it when you are working out? Also, can you work it where you use the chest strap during workouts, but then clip it to your pocket the rest of the day for overall steps/calories? I know they are not accurate re: the calorie expendeture, I just like to get a ballpark idea :-)