Which HRM watch do I get?

Dauntlessness
Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I got a gift card for best buy and now I am thinking about getting a HRM watch. My budget is $70.00-$100.00. Anyone have any advice or experience with them?

Here is the link to best buy/watches

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Personal-Care/Fitness-Equipment-Pedometers-Monitors/abcat0915015.c?id=abcat0915015

I posted the wrong link ^^^ this is the correct one

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  • abellante_0205
    abellante_0205 Posts: 368 Member
    oo i didnt know they had them as watches too
  • poesch77
    poesch77 Posts: 1,005 Member
    I just got a Mio watch from Bestbuy....it was
    $70 and I had to order it online as they did'nt have it in the store. I works good I think but a lot of tinkering with it til I figured it out. Hopefuly it is accurate...I am testing it tonite with my treadmill's calorie count so we will see!
  • buffalogal1979
    buffalogal1979 Posts: 236 Member
    I got a new balance N4 at target it was @ $50. It is really easy to use, seems pretty accurate, and I never notice the chest strap. I got a watch without a chest strep for Christmas, it was useless - it would tell me I only burned 40 calories during a 30D shred workout - put on the chest strap and got a reading of 200 cals/burned for the same workout. You definitely want the ones with a chest strap, and they are roughly the same price.
    Happy shopping!
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    Thanks guys!
  • webdiva1
    webdiva1 Posts: 326 Member
    Hey, friend. :) I got the Polar FT4 and like it a lot. A chest strap is good, and the one I got is perfectly comfortable, as is the watch. Wish it had a pedometer, but that's the only thing I'd change. Glad you're investing in one ... be interesting to see what you think.
  • SeasideOasis
    SeasideOasis Posts: 1,057 Member
    Watches are ok, but after testing them, they arent anywhere near as accurate as the chest straps, but its better than just guessing too.

    Do you have a smart phone? If you have a Droid, get the Polar BlueTooth+ (Polar has a list of different apps you can use with it). I believe it was 80 bucks. If you have an iPhone, my friend recommends and loves his Nike+.

    Addition...
    Both are 79.99 if I remember correctly.
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