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Heart Rate Monitor on a bUDGET!!

thury
thury Posts: 138 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I would really like to get a HRM, however I can't afford the $100+ for a polar. Does anyone have a cheaper brand that works well and is quality?? Or am I better off just saving up for a while to buy a spendy one. I would really like to get one soon though, looking for thoughts and suggestions of a cheaper monitor that will work until I can step up.

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  • thury
    thury Posts: 138 Member
    I would really like to get a HRM, however I can't afford the $100+ for a polar. Does anyone have a cheaper brand that works well and is quality?? Or am I better off just saving up for a while to buy a spendy one. I would really like to get one soon though, looking for thoughts and suggestions of a cheaper monitor that will work until I can step up.
  • MFS27
    MFS27 Posts: 549 Member
    If you search topics, you will find MANY topics on HRM, costs, etc.

    Countless times I've seen people buy a cheaper model, only to later buy the polar. IMHO, I think the polar is the best way to go - you don't have to get the most expensive one (top of the line), but a polar with chest strap is awesome (I personally have a polar and love it.)

    So, MY opinion is to save up for a quality HRM because you really do get what you pay for :flowerforyou:
  • porka29
    porka29 Posts: 868 Member
    I saw some on Amazon for like $30, look there
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    No idea on quality,
    but Walmart sells HRMs.
  • chipper15173
    chipper15173 Posts: 3,981 Member
    i bought mine at a used sporting goods store. the HRM was new. it was 1/2 off. it's a reebok. it works great. my last one last a few years. i broke it. so had to replace it.
  • thury
    thury Posts: 138 Member
    No idea on quality,
    but Walmart sells HRMs.

    In what area of walmart are heart rate monitors???
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    No idea on quality,
    but Walmart sells HRMs.

    In what area of walmart are heart rate monitors???

    I just noticed them recently over in the sporting good section, near the free weights and home equipment. They were in packaging on shelves (not out on display).
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    Target carries them, too. I saw one that was $35 & one that I think was $60

    I have the Polar F4 & it is a little cheaper than the F6 (I got it on sale at a local sporting goods store for $75 after tax). If you do NOT go to a gym, the F4 is fine. The F6 prevents interference from other people's HRM's. I just workout in my living room so the F4 works fine for me.
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