Wanting an HRM w/Calories Burned. What do you suggest?

fatedivine13
fatedivine13 Posts: 10 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Alright, MFP pals. I need some opinions. I want to get a heart rate monitor that also counts the calories burned. If you have one of these, what brand is it, where did you buy it and do you absolutley love it? Trying to do some research before I pay a pretty penny for one of these babies. Thanks guys!!

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  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579 Member
    I have a Polar FT4F.. I bought it off Amazon and I absolutely LOVE it.
  • smcassaro
    smcassaro Posts: 123 Member
    Polar FT4! I got it at Target & I absolutely LOVE IT!!!
  • Timdog57
    Timdog57 Posts: 102 Member
    My recomendation is not to buy a HRM for solely for calories burned...

    See post in "Heart Rate Monitor" if you want to know more about my opinion...
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
    Polar, all the way! I had a Polar ft4 and now I am on my second one and got the ft7 :-) LOVE them!!
  • norcalbeezy
    norcalbeezy Posts: 220 Member
    I have the Suunto M2 Heart Rate Monitor in Fuchsia and i love it also and its on the cheaper end. Good luck!
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,625 Member
    I have a polar ft60 which I specifically chose because i wanted calories burned to be more accurate, and it has a mock-vo2 test that is supposedto make it slightly more accurate than the other cheaper models.

    But honestly what I use it for MOSTLY now is to monitor my heart rate -- I consider the calories burned to be a good general approximation and I like that a lot, but I like seeing my heart rate to make sure its not dropping too low (in which case - am I walking too slow? am I tired? hungry/thirsty? and then I try to correct it) and also I like seeing the improvement in cardio vascular fitness -- it used to be that my heartrate would stay pretty high for a looong time after I jogged a minute. Now it drops back down pretty quickly. That's a great sign of improved cardio health
  • skcornett
    skcornett Posts: 169 Member
    I have a mio - it doesn't require a chest strap for the heart rate part (yay!). I just bought mine at Academy and it's also on the less expensive end. I wasn't ready to invest big $$ yet but this seems to work just fine.
  • fatedivine13
    fatedivine13 Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks guys!! I'll have to check out this Polar ft4/ft7. You all seem to really love it!
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