Heart Rate Moniter

teens62
teens62 Posts: 39
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Howdy there MFP friends.. Ok so I bought myself a heart rate moniter today,, Are they more reliable than what a machine tells you,,?? cos As far as moniter goes,, it shows that its less,, probably a more honest reading do you think>??? thoughts on this please:>):wink:

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  • Mark_Winfield
    Mark_Winfield Posts: 5 Member
    In my experience, the HRM is a more accurate device than the machines as it has a good connection to you, so can better give you the facts.
  • fat2fab4life
    fat2fab4life Posts: 253 Member
    I purchased two of them and they are both wrong one barely gives me numbers for an intense workout and the other gives me thousands. To be honest nothing is going to be completely accurate but I'd rather it underestimate than than overestimate you know
  • joehempel
    joehempel Posts: 1,543 Member
    In my experience, the HRM is a more accurate device than the machines as it has a good connection to you, so can better give you the facts.

    That's VERY incorrect.

    HRM's are rough estimates, as the heart rate isn't the only thing that comes into play...for instance...your heart rate could go bat S*it crazy in a sauna because it's trying to keep you cool....but you won't burn many calories.
  • teens62
    teens62 Posts: 39
    Yes. Id rather be on the safe side,, thats why I got It as I thought the machines and the database on here gave a pretty generous reading.,.. LOL Could be why Im not dropping the weight,LOLThanks for your thoughts<)
  • teens62
    teens62 Posts: 39
    What Kind have you got ,??
  • dreamtoned10
    dreamtoned10 Posts: 163 Member
    I have a PolarFT7, brought it to a hotel last weekend, and was using machines in Gym. The reads were totally different. My hrm gave way less calories burned. I go by my HRM, as the machines I was using didnt take my height into consideraition. I could be 4 foot or 6 foot weighing 142 pounds, so how could we both be burning same cals you know?
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