Heart Rate Monitor

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ArgonautEC

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Hi, does anyone have any experience wearing heart rate
monitors when they work out? Do they work? Which one would you recommend and why?

Thanks,
Argo
 
I cant advise a brand, the basic ones will all do the same thing. The only difference between a cheap one and an expensive one is the accuracy.

Go for the best one you can sensibly afford.

And yes wearing one is a very very good idea and great for recording your progress.

It will help to make your workout safe, because you will know how hard to push yourself and you'll also know if your not working hard enough.
 
Why are you considering getting one?

Here are the 2 reasons I think you might get one... you were doing a running program the requires you to keep your heart rate under x... and you need the HR monitor to make sure you keep it down...

or

You are concerned you are not working out hard enough and want it to make sure you keep your HR above x...


So here is the thing... if you are a highly trained athlete I am not sure you will get much from where it... in terms of more results? Now... if you just want it because it is cool and you are interested in your HR while working out... then by all means get a gadget...

As for the difference between cheap and expensive ones... pay attention... some of the monitors will not work unless you are still (or at rest)... others will work while you are working out...
 
i actually just got one last week from amazon.com, its the "Timex Heart Rate Monitor # T5C351 - Triathlon Digital" HRM and its really nice.



has the strap around the chest with washable band AND you can change out the batteries yourself on it without having to mail it in.

Amazon.com Product Description
Whether training for a 10K race or exercising to lose some of that spare tire, the Timex T5C351 digital watch with integrated heart rate monitor will help you make the most of your training. Timekeeping features include a 100-hour stopwatch, 100-hour countdown timer, display of month/day/date and 24-hour clock, an alarm with 5-minute back-up, and a display with flipping system for easy reading. It also features a double-shot polyurethane strap, a battery life of 3 years, and water resistance to 50 meters.

Heart rate monitoring features include target zones with optional alarms, 5 target zones based on maximum heartbeat, average/peak heart rate data, recovery rate timer, and calories burned. The comfortable heart rate sensor offers FM transmission for a clear signal around exercise equipment, synchronized transmission to prevent crosstalk with other heart rate monitors, and continuous readings even during the most intense activities. Comfortable and lightweight, it has an adjustable elastic chest strap and an owner replaceable battery with a 2-year battery life.

The Indiglo night-light uniformly lights the surface of the watch dial using patented blue electroluminescent lighting technology. It uses less battery power than most other watch illumination systems, enabling your watch battery to last longer. The Night Mode feature allows you to illuminate the Indiglo night-light for 3 seconds with any button press, regardless of the mode or function.
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$44 and free shipping, pretty good deal imo
 
they're good motivators too as you can wear the watch bit all the time - it's a constant reminder of your fitness goal. And certainly when starting off in training, you can use it to help you get to know how hard you're heart is working compared to the amount of effort you put in. Polar do one with a really nice chest strap but it's expensive. best to try them on before you buy as some are a little uncompfy. also- if you're going to be using it around other people using them then you may get interferance with the signal so i'd go for one that has a coded signal.
 
I've also bought a Heart Rate Monitor recently. I'm agree with all commenters here. Heart Monitors are REALLY good motivators.

And I've found a good website all about Heart Rate Monitors, where I've found lots of useful info about Heart Monitors: (see the articles section).
 
the Polar clocks are very good I have one myself don't ask what model but it has lots of cool functions, one of them is that you make up a work out program, decide to work based on % of max pulse and if you drop below or go over the preferred %-range the clock will beep its really great and you also can feed it lots of info and run with it some times it will calculate your vo2max, good for keeping run times etc just don't buy any cheap crap you will regret when it breaks
 
Nike versions of HRM

I recently got a Nike Elite Triax. The software part is great. You can break workouts into small segments and / or use the 100 lap chrono. Either way, you can see minute by minute pulse graphs that you can then print. I got mine from some online auction website for a lot less then the $299 retail on the sticker. I didn't get the one with the foot pod. If I ran often somewhere where I couldn't figure out my distances I might have gotten that - but I'm good with hitting 'laps' when I feel like it marking one.
 
Polar are the leading manufacturer of heart rate monitors. You wear a strap around your chest and a watch on your wrist that communicates with the strap. Load available with different features like calories etc..
 
a tip for people when they want to calculate running distances is to use google earth and use that to calculate distances
 
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