Heart Rate Monitor
smileserena
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Does anyone have any personal recommendations for the best brand/make of heart rate monitor? There are so many on the market, I'm finding it hard to make a choice so would really appreciate any tips, advice or guidance you guys can give!
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I use a sportline watch. It does lots of crazy extra stuff like counting your steps but I honestly cant figure out, or dont have the patience, for all the extras but as a heart monitor its great! Plus its a cute little watch! Hope that helps...0
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everyone will tell you Polar is a the best brand...I'm not arguing that fact, but I went with a sportline duo 1010 because of the cost and I've been very happy with it!!0
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I just wanted a basic HRM that would just tell me my calories burned, that's all I wanted. I got the Polar FT4 from amazon.com ($50 plus free shipping) and I love it.0
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Polar are the best. They do lots of versions, got mine cheap on Amazon.com I love it!!!!!0
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I currently have Polar and Garmin. They have both lasted for many years and have been through a lot of abuse. Previously I've had Timex and Sportsline. They both worked okay but only made it a year at best.0
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Does anyone have any personal recommendations for the best brand/make of heart rate monitor? There are so many on the market, I'm finding it hard to make a choice so would really appreciate any tips, advice or guidance you guys can give!
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I love love love love my heartrate monitor! I have the polar FT4 (I think) lol. I love it. At first I found it frustrating because I found that MFP's numbers were very generous but now I am finding it not so much so. I used it when I did some heavy moving/cleaning in the garage craft room. I wore it the whole time and burned just under 500 calories in 2 hrs. When I compared that to MFP's numbers for that activity it was not too much difference. But...I love seeing the numbers on that watch. It helps me to push a bit farther past that point where I want to stop. I would highly recommend any Polar HRM product. Awesome!0 -
Hi! I have a Tech4 and love love love it! It has everything. I was training for half marathon and wanted to know what my body was doing.
Features
Speed & Distance metrics
Calorie counter (my best friend)
Heart Rate monitoring (love it)
2.4GHz wireless transmission speed. Coded technology prevents interference from other watches or exercise equipment
PC Uplink
Dual-Time/Date/Day
Alarms
Step Counter
50 Lap Chronograph
Countdown Timer
EL Backlight
100M Water Resistance
http://store.tech4o.com/products/379882/Accelerator Pro Plus?pid=e1db5a2c4a4de20a02085fbf9a78dd7c
It truly is personal preference. I wanted to buy only one.
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I've got a Polar FT7 ($55 new off ebay) and love it. Having a HRM frees you from having to time your exercise. You just start it and go. The calorie counting is great, but I've started to also like just seeing the avg/max heart rates-lets me know if I really was working as hard as I could.0
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I agree with the poster above me...the Polar ft7 is awesome. I got mine on ebay for $60 free shipping. I've such different calories burned from the treadmill/bike/elliptical readings vs what the HRM says. It;s so much more accurate!! Also, yesterday I went walking at our local park, put on my HRM and it told me how many calories I burned. No more guessing.0
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Thanks everyone, I really appreciate all the recommendations and these have helped me to narrow down the shortlist. Thanks guys0
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