HRM's???

sarahavery
sarahavery Posts: 167 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, Im looking at getting a HRM to count calories that i burn in the gym and wondered if anyone could reccommend a good accurate cheap one. ive had lots of people reccomend the POLAR FT 4, (i think thats whats it called) but it seems a bit expensive for my budget. Any others?

Are the calories logged on here accurate or too high or too low?

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  • ChChCharlie
    ChChCharlie Posts: 67
    Bump!

    My FT4 should be coming today, I'll let you know how it is and would also like to hear other peoples opinions of it.
  • velvetkat
    velvetkat Posts: 454 Member
    I have a timex that has a chest strap which on Amazon was $60. It seems to be pretty accurate as long as you input your information so it knows how much you weigh and you height. Easy to use. I have compared the HR with what I get at the gym on the Elliptical and it is right on. I use it in the pool without a problem.

    Also the calorie burn on here is so general I think as It doesn't "know" you. Remember the heavier you are the more calories you will burn. So after a while of doing the same exercise and losing weight you will have to do it harder or longer to burn the same calories.

    Good luck!

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  • sarahavery
    sarahavery Posts: 167 Member
    how much did you pay for it?
  • velvetkat
    velvetkat Posts: 454 Member
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P8VWRC here it is on Amazon... i think its a little lower right now than what I paid... $58

    I paid $65 for it
  • alisterfulton
    alisterfulton Posts: 4 Member
    I've got a Polar FT2 - about £50 from memory. Suits my purposes just fine.

    During exercise, shows Heart Rate (and monitors your target zone either visually or by beeping), duration, and time of day.

    Each session is then logged with data on duration, Average HR, Max HR and date.

    Easy one-touch operation. Don't really need much more at my level.
  • ChChCharlie
    ChChCharlie Posts: 67
    I got mine from eBay but it is new in box for £40...
    It's here! But haven't had time for a proper look yet cos at work :bigsmile:
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