HEART RATE MOHITOR

jdavis193
jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What is a good heart rate monitor that is less than 100 and you don't have to ahve a chest strap. thank you.

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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    A good one without a chest strap? Really isnt one that I have noticed, they arent very accurate
  • seven8seven
    seven8seven Posts: 58 Member
    HRMs with chest straps are the most accurate! And if you don't like the chest strap Polar has a sports bra that has it built in so you don't have to mess with a strap ...just slip on the sports bra, snap on the transmitter, put your watch on and you're good to go! I got my HRM at the polar website - FT7 for 119 if i remember correctly... god luck on your HRM quest! :)
  • Run4iiiiiit
    Run4iiiiiit Posts: 489 Member
    The chest strap isn't as annoying as you think.
  • dannylives
    dannylives Posts: 611
    I have a Polar FT7, it was 109.00, just get it.
  • akgrl1020
    akgrl1020 Posts: 179
    I have a Polar FT4 and I don't even notice the chest strap. They are the most accurate,in all honesty. I had a friend purchase one without the chest strap, and she ended up taking it back, because it was too hard to take a reading while running on the treadmill.
  • felicityksr
    felicityksr Posts: 208 Member
    After the first time of wearing my chest strap, I don't even notice it when I wear it now.
  • SusanneWhittington
    SusanneWhittington Posts: 339 Member
    without a chest strap it is hard to work out, because you have to touch your watch all the time and that makes working out a bit annoying, while you don't even notice the chest strap and have an accurate reading all the time.
  • jtsmith34
    jtsmith34 Posts: 54 Member
    I agree with everyone else, the chest strap really isn't a big deal. I have a polar FT7, I got it from the heart rate monitors usa website for 86 bucks total, I love it!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    If you don't get it with a chest strap don't bother getting one at all. Without the chest strap they are pretty much useless for calculating calories. If you just want it to watch your heart rate then the chest strap is not so important, but still better.
  • 0PhAtDaDdY
    0PhAtDaDdY Posts: 569 Member
    What is a good heart rate monitor that is less than 100 and you don't have to ahve a chest strap. thank you.

    Good Heart Rate Monitor and Don't Have a Chest Strap... Don't Exist!
  • woo1324
    woo1324 Posts: 168 Member
    I love my polar, i have even worn the chest strap to bed one night without notcing it never bothers me as long as you get the right size they do make bigger straps etc also as everyone else has said it really is the only accurate way and i havent actually seen any that dont have it ,,, good luck onyour mission to find one though maybe do some review searchs on google for hrm without cheststraps or have a look around ebay :)
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    I have the Polar FT4 and it has a chest strap... but I wear it a lot!
    Every workout I have it on. I wish I could just have the chest strap and not the watch part, I have to wear wrist wraps for heavy weight lifting and the watch gets in the way. I have to put it sticking out of my pants for my heaviest lifts! I have worn the Chest Strap all day and all night before to measure my total calorie burn and its not bad at all. Sometimes I readjust it once during a workout or afterwards, but thats rare!
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
    Thanks everyone... I was actually looking at the polar ft7 before I posted this but I wanted to see what everyone said. I may get it for my bday. Do you think this will still be good if i do workout videos?
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