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fat2fit1981
fat2fit1981 Posts: 50 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
OKay, I have a Polar 4t. Do I only use it when I do cardio? I read that its pointless to wear it when doing weight type exercises. Is this correct?

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  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    They are heart rate monitors and give you ifnormation first and foremeost on what your heart rate is.
    If you want calorie burns based on what your heart rate is then youd be better off sticking to only using it for steady state cardio becayse its unsuited for anything else. Cardio is where you are likely to do the greatest amount of direct calorie burns anyway.
  • fat2fit1981
    fat2fit1981 Posts: 50 Member
    Thank you. I can stick to that. I don't want to assume that I burned calories when in fact I haven't.
  • ScubaSteve1962
    ScubaSteve1962 Posts: 609 Member
    http://www.polar.com/us-en/support/Workout_Tips__Tricks_and_Strategy?product_id=22999&category=tips

    Maybe this will help you
  • fat2fit1981
    fat2fit1981 Posts: 50 Member
    THANKS!!!!!! :)
  • ScubaSteve1962
    ScubaSteve1962 Posts: 609 Member


    I'm not sure about the Ft4, but I have the V800, have used the loop, and FT80 any calories burned were recorded when wearing the sensor, the would also give you a report of the benefit of how ever you were using it through the polar training, or polar flow app. IE: it would let you know if the calories burned were more beneficial for fat burn, or building stamina.
    fat2fit1981 wrote: »
    Thank you. I can stick to that. I don't want to assume that I burned calories when in fact I haven't.
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